Mount Aylmer

Mountain in Banff National Park, Canada
Mount Aylmer is located in Alberta
Mount Aylmer
Mount Aylmer
CountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaProtected areaBanff National ParkParent rangePalliser RangeTopo mapNTS 82O6 Lake Minnewanka[4]ClimbingFirst ascent1889 by J.J. McArthur[1]Easiest routemoderate scramble on SW[5]

Mount Aylmer is a mountain in Banff National Park, Canada. At 3,162 m (10,374 ft), it is the highest point of the Palliser Range and the entire East Banff Ranges of the Canadian Rockies.[6] The mountain was named in 1890 by J.J. McArthur after his hometown of Aylmer, Quebec.[1][7]

The summit can be climbed via scrambling.[5] Anyone who reaches the summit is rewarded with not only a great view of Lake Minnewanka but also a summit registry box. Names collected in this box are entered into the archives of the Whyte Museum in Banff.[8]

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Aylmer". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2005-11-10.
  2. ^ "Topographic map of Mount Aylmer". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  3. ^ "Mount Aylmer". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2005-11-10.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Aylmer". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  5. ^ a b Kane, Alan (2016). "Mount Aylmer". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies (3rd ed.). Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. Kindle Edition. ISBN 978-1-77160-098-9.
  6. ^ "Mount Alymer". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2006-09-27.
  7. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 14.
  8. ^ "Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies". Retrieved 2009-02-24.
Mount Aylmer (centered), Lake Minnewanka (lower right)
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