Mount Andromeda (Alberta)

Mount Andromeda
Mt. Andromeda from the Athabasca Glacier
Elevation	3,450 m (11,319 ft) [1]
Prominence	330 m (1,083 ft) [2]
Location
Mount Andromeda Location in Alberta
Location	Alberta, Canada
Range	Canadian Rockies
Coordinates	52°10′36″N 117°13′54″W / 52.17667°N 117.23167°W / 52.17667; -117.23167Coordinates: 52°10′36″N 117°13′54″W / 52.17667°N 117.23167°W / 52.17667; -117.23167[2]
Topo map	NTS 83C/03
Climbing
First ascent	1930 by W.R. Hainsworth, J.F. Lehmann, M.M. Strumia[1]
Easiest route	rock/glacier/snow climb

Mount Andromeda is located within the Columbia Icefield on the boundary of Banff and Jasper national parks. The mountain can be seen from the Icefields Parkway (#93) near Sunwapta Pass and is directly southwest of Mount Athabasca.

Mt. Andromeda was named in 1938 by Rex Gibson, former president of the Alpine Club of Canada, after Andromeda, the wife of Perseus.^[1]

Routes

There are several mountaineering and climbing routes on Andromeda. The Skyladder is the normal and very popular glacier route.^[1]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Mount Andromeda on PeakFinder
2. ^ ^{a b} "Mount Andromeda". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=7. Retrieved 2008-09-27. 

External links

• Mt. Andromeda on SummitPost