Mount Aylmer
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. The mountain was named in 1890 by J.J. McArthur after his hometown of Aylmer, Quebec.
Mount Aylmer (centered), Lake Minnewanka (lower right)
The summit can be climbed via scrambling. 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.
See also
References
- ^ "Mount Aylmer". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2005-11-10.
- ^ "Topographic map of Mount Aylmer". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ "Mount Aylmer". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2005-11-10.
- ^ "Mount Aylmer". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
- ^ Kane, Alan (2016). "Mount Aylmer". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies (3rd ed.). Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. Kindle Edition. ISBN 978-1-77160-098-9.
- ^ "Mount Alymer". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2006-09-27.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 14.
- ^ "Whyte Museum of the Canadian Rockies". Retrieved 2009-02-24.
