Mount Lady Macdonald
| Lady Macdonald | |
|---|---|
 Mount Lady Macdonald from Grotto Mountain (minor summit), October 2009 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,606 m (8,550 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 75 m (246 ft) |
| Coordinates | 51°07′20″N 115°19′00″W / 51.12222°N 115.31667°W |
| Geography | |
| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Fairholme Range |
| Topo map | NTS 82O/03 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1886 by J.J. McArthur |
| Easiest route | Scramble (difficult) |
Mount Lady Macdonald is a mountain located within Bow Valley Wildland Provincial Park in the Bow River valley at the Town of Canmore, Alberta, which is located just east of Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
The mountain was named in 1886 after Susan Agnes Macdonald, wife of Sir John A. Macdonald, the first Prime Minister of Canada. The Macdonald's travelled on the new national railway through the Canadian Rockies in 1886 on their way to Vancouver.
Hikers may hike a trail that begins in Cougar Creek and continues to a helipad just short of the knife's edge ridge that leads to the top of the mountain.
References
- ↑ Peakfinder. "Mount Lady Macdonald". Retrieved 2007-08-31.
External links
- Mount Lady Macdonald in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia.
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