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Pilot Mountain (Alberta)

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Pilot Mountain
Pilot Mountain from Pilot Pond
Highest point
Elevation2,935 m (9,629 ft)[1]
Prominence302 m (991 ft)[2]
Geography
Pilot Mountain is located in Alberta
Pilot Mountain
Pilot Mountain
Location in Alberta
Location Alberta  Canada
RegionCA
Parent rangeMassive Range
Topo mapNTS 82O/04
Climbing
First ascent1885 by the GSC[1][2]
Easiest routeDifficult scramble

Pilot Mountain is a mountain in the Bow River valley of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located southeast of Redearth Creek and directly west of the Trans-Canada Highway.

The mountain was named in 1884 by George M. Dawson, for its location is where the Bow Valley changes direction, thus affording distant views of the mountain all along the valley.

Pilot Mountain can be scrambled on the northwest face by someone with good routefinding skills. Nearby Mount Brett (2,984 m (9,790 ft)) can be ascended from a ridge off the western slopes of Pilot Mountain.

References

  1. ^ a b c Peakfinder. "Pilot Mountain". Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  2. ^ a b "Pilot Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2008-11-30.