Howse Peak

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Howse Peak
Elevation 3,295 m (10,810 ft)
Location Flag of Alberta Alberta Flag of British Columbia British Columbia
Range Waputik Range, Canadian Rockies
Coordinates 51°48′8″N 116°40′54″W / 51.80222, -116.68167
Topo map NTS 082N15
First ascent 1902 by J. Norman Collie, H.E.M. Stutfield, G.M. Weed, H. Woolley, guided by Hans Kaufmann

Howse Peak is the highest mountain in the Waputik Range, a subrange of the Canadian Rockies. It is located 5 km (3 mi) west of the Icefields Parkway, above Chephren Lake, on the continental divide between Alberta and British Columbia. It is the 46th highest peak in Alberta, and the 59th highest in British Columbia.

Howse Peak's name comes from Howse Pass, which lies 5 km (3 mi) to the west. The pass was named by David Thompson, after the Hudson's Bay Company trader Joseph Howse, who crossed the pass in 1809. (Thompson had actually crossed the pass two years earlier.)

Howse Peak is a dramatic mountain, rising over 1,600 m (5,250 ft) above both the Mistaya River to the east and Howse Pass to the west, in only a few horizontal kilometres.[1] It is also a formidable climbing challenge. The easiest route requires a 25 km (15 mi) hike up the Howse River and then a climb up a glacier on the west side of the peak. In addition, at least two high-quality, difficult (Grade V/VI) technical routes exist on the east side of the mountain.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Map of Bow Lake and Saskatchewan Crossing, Gem Trek Publishing, 1995, ISBN 1-895526-10-8
  2. ^ Sean Dougherty, Selected Alpine Climbs in the Canadian Rockies, Rocky Mountain Books, 0-921102-14-3.

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