Mount Kitchener
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| Mount Kitchener | |
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 Mount Kitchener at dawn from the Icefields Parkway |
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| Elevation | 3,505 metres (11,500 ft)[1] |
| Location |  Alberta  Canada |
| Range | Sir Winston Churchill Range |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: |
| Topo map | NTS 83C/03 Columbia Icefield |
| First ascent | 1927 by Alfred J. Ostheimer, guided by Hans Fuhrer |
| Easiest route | rock/snow climb |
Mount Kitchener is 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.
[edit] Routes
- SouthWest Slopes (Normal Route) I
- Grand Central Couloir V 5.9
- Ramp Route V 5.8
[edit] References
- ^ Peakfinder. Mount Kitchener. Retrieved on 2007-08-31.
[edit] External links
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