Mount Lady Macdonald

Lady Macdonald
Mount Lady Macdonald from Grotto Mountain (minor summit), October 2009
Elevation	2,606 m (8,550 ft) [1]
Prominence	75 m (246 ft)
Location
Location	Alberta  Canada
Range	Fairholme Range
Coordinates	51°07′20″N 115°19′00″W / 51.12222°N 115.3166667°W / 51.12222; -115.3166667
Topo map	NTS 82O/03
Climbing
First ascent	1886 by J.J. McArthur
Easiest route	Scramble (difficult)

Mount Lady Macdonald is a mountain located in the Bow River valley of Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.

The mountain was named in 1886 after Susan Agnes Macdonald, wife of Sir John A. Macdonald, the first Prime Minister of Canada. The Macdonald's travelled on the new national railway through the Canadian Rockies in 1886 on their way to Vancouver.

Hikers may hike a trail along the mountain to an abandoned teahouse and helipad just short of the knife's edge ridge that leads to the top of the peak.^[2]

References

1. ^ Peakfinder. "Mount Lady Macdonald". http://www.peakfinder.com/peakfinder.asp?PeakName=Mount+Lady+Macdonald. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
2. ^ http://www.calgaryoutdoorclub.com/events/details.asp?eventid=12651

External links

• Mount Lady Macdonald in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia.