Mount Chephren
| Mount Chephren | |
|---|---|
 Mount Chephren and Waterfowl Lake seen from the Icefields Parkway | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,307 m (10,850 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 443 m (1,453 ft)[2] |
| Parent peak | Howse Peak |
| Listing | List of mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°50′25″N 116°40′59″W / 51.84028°N 116.68306°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Chephren Location in Alberta | |
| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Waputik Mountains |
| Topo map | NTS 82N/15 Mistaya Lake |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1913 by J.W.A. Hickson, guided by Edward Feuz jr.[4] |
| Easiest route | Scramble (difficult) on south face |
Mount Chephren is a mountain located in the Mistaya River Valley of Banff National Park, Canada.
Mount Chephren was named after Chephren, the 4th Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh. The mountain was originally named Pyramid Mountain in 1897 by J. Norman Collie, but it conflicted with an identically named peak in Jasper National Park, so it was renamed in 1924 to its present name.[5][1][4]
Routes
Scramble
Mount Chephren is rated a difficult scramble on the south face due to its steep upper slopes with possible snow and ice difficulties. Considerable snow on the route would likely require crampons and an ice axe, thereby pushing the climb into the realm of technical mountaineering. The best conditions for scrambling would normally be late July and August.[1]
The trail head is located at the west end of the Waterfowl Lakes campground off the Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park. The elevation gain from the trail head to the summit is 1,630 m (5,348 ft).[1]
Technical
There are three main routes:[4][6]
- South Face/West Ridge (Normal Route) II
- East Face V 5.9 A1
- The Wild Thing VI 5.9 A3 WI4
References
- ^ a b c d Kane, Alan (1999). Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies. Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 300–301. ISBN 0-921102-67-4.
- ^ "Mount Chephren". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
- ^ "Mount Chephren". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-18.
- ^ a b c "Mount Chephren". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2003-11-08.
- ^ "Official naming date". Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
- ^ Dougherty, Sean (1991). Selected Alpine Climbs in the Canadian Rockies. Rocky Mountain Books. p. 174. ISBN 9780921102144.