Mount Andromeda (Alberta)

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Mount Andromeda
Mt. Andromeda from the Athabasca Glacier
Highest point
Elevation3,450 m (11,320 ft)[1]
Prominence330 m (1,080 ft)[2]
Geography
Mount Andromeda is located in Alberta
Mount Andromeda
Mount Andromeda
Location in Alberta
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83C/03
Climbing
First ascent1930 by W.R. Hainsworth, J.F. Lehmann, M.M. Strumia[1]
Easiest routerock/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 Mount Athabasca.

Mt. Andromeda was named in 1938 by Rex Gibson, former president of the Alpine Club of Canada, after Andromeda, the wife of Perseus.[1]

Routes

There are several mountaineering and climbing routes on Andromeda. The Skyladder is the normal and very popular glacier route.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Mount Andromeda on PeakFinder
  2. ^ a b "Mount Andromeda". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2008-09-27.

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