Mount Hungabee

Mount Hungabee
Hungabee Mountain
As seen from Paradise Valley in 2007
Highest point
Elevation 3,492 m (11,457 ft) [1]
Prominence 987 m (3,238 ft) [2]
Coordinates 51°19′59″N 116°17′03″W / 51.33306°N 116.28417°W / 51.33306; -116.28417Coordinates: 51°19′59″N 116°17′03″W / 51.33306°N 116.28417°W / 51.33306; -116.28417 [2]
Geography
Mount Hungabee
Location in Alberta
Location Alberta-British Columbia, Canada
Parent range Bow Range
Topo map NTS 82N/08
Climbing
First ascent 1903
Easiest route rock/snow climb

Mount Hungabee, officially Hungabee Mountain, is a mountain located on the boundaries of Banff National Park and Yoho National Park on the Continental Divide at the head of Paradise Valley. The peak was named in 1894 by Samuel Allen after the Stoney Indian (also known as Nakoda) word for "chieftain" as the mountain is higher than its neighbouring peaks.[1] The mountain can be seen from the Icefields Parkway (#93) in the upper Bow Valley.

Mt. Hungabee was first climbed in 1903 by H.C. Parker who was guided by Hans Kaufmann and Christian Kaufmann.[1]

Routes

The normal climbing route is via the west ridge (III 5.4) which features route finding challenges. Early summer is not recommended due to avalanche hazard from snow on the NW face.[1]

See also

Further reading

• Chic Scott, Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering, P 175

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Mount Hungabee". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2004-05-04.
  2. 1 2 "Hungabee Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
  • "Hungabee Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
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