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Mount Athabasca, Alberta


Prominence: 651 m, 2136 ft

Elevation: 3491 meters, 11,453 feet


True Isolation: 8.04 km, 5 mi
SubpeaksSilverhorn (3447 m/11,309 ft)
Latitude/Longitude (WGS84)52° 10' 51'' N, 117° 11' 59'' W
52.18082, -117.199596 (Dec Deg)
486353 E 5781169 N, Zone 11 (UTM)
CountryCanada
State/ProvinceAlberta
County/Second Level RegionDiv. 15 - Banff
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Ascent Info

Total ascents/attempts logged by registered Peakbagger.com users: 86
     Show all viewable ascents/attempts (Total: 78)

Selected Trip Reports:
     1973-08-07 by Jay Rosenthal
     1982-08-12 by Greg Bramlet
     2002-05-24 by Jan Triska
     2003-08-04 by Craig Knelsen
     2007-06-19 by Ray Cossette (Unsuccessful)
     2008-08-15 by Matthias Fieles
     2014-07-26 by Kristian Kalsing (GPS Track)
     2014-07-31 by Serguei Okountsev
     2014-07-31 by Weiwei Yin
     2016-05-14 by Serguei Okountsev (GPS Track)
     2018-06-02 by Karla Kuharic
     2019-07-14 by Jan Triska
     2021-05-23 by Johann Schelesnak

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Mount Athabasca and the Columbia Icefield are barely visible through the clouds in this view from Mount Wilcox (1992-08-07).
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ProminenceKey Col Page  (Detailed prominence information)
  Clean Prominence: 651 m/2135 ft
  Optimistic Prominence: 671 m/2200 ft
  Line Parent: Mount Kitchener
  Key Col: 2840 m/9318 ft
IsolationIsolation Page  (Detailed isolation information)
   Distance: 8.04 km/5 mi
   Isolation Limit Point: 52.1875, -117.3167
Nearest Higher Neighbor in the PBC database:
    Mount Kitchener  (W)
RangesContinent: North America
Range2: Rocky Mountains
Range3: Canadian Rockies
Range4: Central Main Ranges
Range5: Columbia Icefield Area
Range6: Columbia Icefield
Drainage Basins
Athabasca
Mackenzie
Beaufort Sea
Arctic Ocean





North Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan
Cedar Lake
Lake Winnipeg
Nelson
Hudson Bay
Hudson Strait
Labrador Sea
Atlantic Ocean
OwnershipLand: Banff National Park/Jasper National Park
Topo MapColumbia Icefield 83 C/3 1:50,000
First AscentAugust 18, 1898
    Collie, Norman
    Wooley,
Data Source1:50,000 Topographic Survey Map
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Other Photos

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The summit ridge between Silverhorn and Athabasca was a treat (2014-07-26). Photo by Kristian Kalsing.
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Mount Athabasca from Mount Wilcox (1994-08-13). Photo by Tim Hagan.
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Lupe at viewpoint SW of Wilcox Pass. (L to R): Mt. Athabasca, Mt. Andromeda, Athabasca Glacier. Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada (2014-07-29). Photo by Lupe !.
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On the west ridge of Silverhorn en-route to Athabasca. Mt. Andromeda at the back (2016-05-14). Photo by Serguei Okountsev.
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Athabasca - North Glacier Route (2016-05-14). Photo by Serguei Okountsev.
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Athabasca - North Glacier route (2016-05-14). Photo by Weiwei Yin.
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Mount Athabasca from Wilcox Pass (2014-08-01). Photo by Weiwei Yin.
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Crossing above the huge crevase (2012-08-18). Photo by Mike Zampino.
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