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Mount Kitchener 
Mount Kitchener at dawn from the Icefields ParkwayElevation 3,505 m (11,499 ft) [1] Prominence 280 m (919 ft) Location 
Mount Kitchener
Alberta 
CanadaRange Sir Winston Churchill Range Coordinates 52°13′00″N 117°19′15″W / 52.2166667°N 117.32083°WCoordinates: 52°13′00″N 117°19′15″W / 52.2166667°N 117.32083°W Topo map NTS 83C/03 Columbia Icefield Climbing First ascent 1927 by Alfred J. Ostheimer, guided by Hans Fuhrer Easiest route rock/snow climb Mount Kitchener is a mountain located within the Columbia Icefield of Jasper National Park, which is part of the Canadian Rockies. The mountain can be seen from the Icefields Parkway (#93) near Sunwapta Pass.
Mt. Kitchener was originally named Mount Douglas by J. Norman Collie after David Douglas. In 1916, the mountain was renamed to its present day name after Lord Kitchener, who had just been killed in World War I.
Contents
Routes
- SouthWest Slopes (Normal Route) I
- Grand Central Couloir V 5.9
- Ramp Route V 5.8
Notable ascents
- 1975 Grand Central Couloir (V 5.9 WI5 1050m) by Jeff Lowe and Michael Weis (August 1975)[2]
References
- ^ Peakfinder. "Mount Kitchener". http://www.peakfinder.com/peakfinder.ASP?PeakName=Mount+Kitchener. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ Lowe, Jeff (1976). "The Cold Dance Review". American Alpine Journal 1976 (New York, NY, USA: American Alpine Club) 20 (50): 326–333.
External links
- Mt. Kitchener on Peakware
- Mount Kitchener in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia.
Categories:- Mountains of Alberta
- Alberta geography stubs
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