Mount Temple (Alberta)
| Mount Temple | |
|---|---|
 North face of Mt. Temple fromMt. Fairview | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,544 m (11,627 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,544 m (5,066 ft)[1] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 51°21′02″N116°12′24″W/ 51.35056°N 116.20667°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Temple | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Parent range | Bow Range |
| Topo map | NTS82N8Lake Louise[2] |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | 550 million years[3] |
| Mountain type | Quartziteandlimestone[3] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1894 byWalter Wilcox,Samuel Allenand L.F. Frissel[3] |
| Easiest route | Scramble(SW)[4] |
Mount Templeis amountaininBanff National Parkof theCanadian RockiesofAlberta,Canada.
Mt. Temple is located in theBow RiverValley between Paradise Creek and Moraine Creek and is the highest peak in theLake Louisearea. The peak dominates the western landscape along theTrans-Canada HighwayfromCastle Junctionto Lake Louise.
History
[edit]The mountain was named byGeorge Mercer Dawsonin 1884 after SirRichard Templewho visited the Canadian Rockies that same year. Mt. Temple was the first 11,000-foot (3,400 m) peak to be climbed in the Canadian segment of theRocky Mountains.[3]
Climbing
[edit]- Accidents
- On July 11, 1955, in one of Canada's most tragic mountaineering accidents, sevenAmericanmale teenagers were killed on the southwest ridge route. A warm summer day had caused several nearbyavalanches.They finally decided to turn back and during the descent, an avalanche swept 10 members of the party 200 m (656 ft) down the snowfield through a bottleneck of rocks. The entire party only had oneice axeamong them and were not well prepared for the seriousness of the route. The party had also gone up the route without either of their two group leaders.[5]
- On Sept. 25, 2015, Jen Kunze, an avid runner and hiker from Calgary, Ab. fell to her death.[6][7]
- Routes
The mountain offers several routes for climbers and the normal route on the southwest side offers a moderate classscramblingroute.[4]SeeScrambles in the Canadian Rockiesfor a description of that route.
- South-West Ridge (Normal Route) (I)
- By late July or early August, the southwest ridge is generally free of snow and is a moderate scramble for experienced parties.[4]
- East Ridge (IV 5.7)
- North Face, Elzinga/Miller (IV 5.7)
- North Face, Geenwood/Locke (V, AI 2, 5.8, A2 or 5.10+ R or M6)
- North East Buttress, Greenwood/Jones (V, 5.7, A3 or 5.10) One of the most secure routes on the north side of the mountain.[according to whom?]Free climbed in August 1983, René Boisselle and Bernard Faure.[8]
Current route conditions can be obtained from a climbing warden at the park information centre in Lake Louise. A climber's log outside the centre may also provide comments from other climbers.
- First Ascent
- August 17, 1894 Walter D. Wilcox, Samuel E. S. Allen and Lewis Frissell[9][10]This was the first ascent of a peak above 11,000 feet (3,353 m) in the Canadian Rockies.[10]
- First Winter Ascent
- January 2, 1969 James Jones and Dave Haley via the Southwest Ridge[11]
See also
[edit]- Mountain peaks of Canada
- List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies
- List of mountain peaks of North America
- List of mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
References
[edit]- ^ab"Mount Temple".Bivouac.com.Retrieved2012-07-17.
- ^ab "Mount Temple".Geographical Names Data Base.Natural Resources Canada.Retrieved2015-01-01.
- ^abcd"Mount Temple".cdnrockiesdatabases.ca.Retrieved2003-12-14.
- ^abc Kane, Alan (1999). "Mount Temple".Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies.Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 235–236.ISBN0-921102-67-4.
- ^ "1955 Accident Report".Alpine Club of Canada - Edmonton Section. Archived fromthe originalon 2007-09-27.Retrieved2003-12-14.
- ^ "Calgary woman dies in a fall on Mount Temple in Banff National Park".Calgary Herald. 26 September 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 26 September 2015.Retrieved2019-05-17.
- ^ "Woman dies while hiking Mount Temple near Lake Louise".CBC News. 26 September 2015.Archivedfrom the original on 28 September 2015.Retrieved2019-05-17.
- ^ Boisselle, René (1984)."Mt Temple North-East Buttress".Canadian Alpine Journal.67.Banff, AB: Alpine Club of Canada: 130.Retrieved2019-09-08.
- ^ Patton, Brian (1993).Tales from the Canadian Rockies.McClelland & Stewart.ISBN978-0771069482.
- ^ab Thorington, J. Monroe (1966) [1921]. "Vermilion Pass to Kicking Horse Pass".A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada.With the collaboration of Putnam, William Lowell (6th ed.).American Alpine Club.pp. 111–112.ISBN978-1376169003.
- ^The Canadian Alpine Journal, Vol. 52, 1969. page 68
External links
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Media related toMount Temple (Alberta)at Wikimedia Commons- "Mount Template".Peakware.com.Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-04.
- Computer-generated virtual panorama from Mount Temple
- Mount TempleonGeoFinder.ch
