Mount Saskatchewan (Alberta)

Mount Saskatchewan
Elevation	3,342 m (10,965 ft) [1]
Prominence	1,102 m (3,615 ft) [2]
Location
Location	Alberta  Canada
Range	Columbia Icefield
Coordinates	52°06′00″N 117°05′24″W / 52.1°N 117.09°W / 52.1; -117.09
Topo map	NTS 83C/03
Climbing
First ascent	1923 by Conrad Kain, W.S. Ladd, J. Monroe Thorington
Easiest route	technical climb

For the peak by this name in Kluane National Park, see Mount Saskatchewan (Yukon).

Mount Saskatchewan is a mountain located in the North Saskatchewan River valley of Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.

J. Norman Collie named the mountain in 1898 for the nearby Saskatchewan River.

A pinnacle unofficially named Lighthouse Tower (2,960 m (9,710 ft)) is located on the eastern ridge of the mountain. It was first climbed in 1964 by G. Boehnisch and L. Mackay.

References

1. ^ PeakFinder. "Mt. Saskatchewan". http://www.peakfinder.com/peakfinder.asp?PeakName=mount+saskatchewan. Retrieved 2007-09-02. 
2. ^ "Mount Saskatchewan". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=197. Retrieved 2009-01-02.