Mount Andromeda (Alberta)

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Mount Andromeda

Mt. Andromeda at dawn from the Athabasca Glacier
Elevation 3,450 metres (11,319 feet)
Location Alberta, Canada
Range Canadian Rockies
Coordinates 52°10′30″N, 117°13′50″W
Topo map NTS 83C/03
First ascent 1930 by W.R. Hainsworth, J.F. Lehmann, M.M. Strumia
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 Mt. Athabasca.

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

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

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