| Mount Assiniboine | |
|---|---|
 Mount Assiniboine seen from above Lake Magog | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,618 m (11,870 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 2,086 m (6,844 ft)[2] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 50°52′10″N 115°39′03″W / 50.86944°N 115.65083°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Assiniboine Location in Alberta, on the border with British Columbia  Mount Assiniboine Mount Assiniboine (British Columbia) | |
| Location | Alberta–British Columbia border, Canada |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies (Assiniboine Area) |
| Topo map | NTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine[3] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1901 by James Outram, Christian Bohren and Christian Hasler[4] |
| Easiest route | rock/snow climb (II/5.5)[1] |
Mount Assiniboine, also known as Assiniboine Mountain, is a pyramidal peak mountain on the Great Divide, on the British Columbia/Alberta border in Canada.
At 3,618 m (11,870 ft), it is the highest peak in the Southern Continental Ranges of the Canadian Rockies. Mount Assiniboine rises nearly 1,525 m (5,003 ft) above Lake Magog. Because of its resemblance to the Matterhorn in the Alps, it is nicknamed the "Matterhorn of the Rockies".[5]
Mount Assiniboine was named by George M. Dawson in 1885. When Dawson saw Mount Assiniboine from Copper Mountain, he saw a plume of clouds trailing away from the top. This reminded him of the plumes of smoke emanating from the teepees of the Assiniboine people.[1]
Mount Assiniboine lies on the border between Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, in British Columbia, and Banff National Park, in Alberta.[6] The mountain can be reached only by a six-hour hike or horse-pack 27 km (17 mi), three-hour bike ride (now disallowed to reduce human / grizzly encounters) or helicopter.
Mt. Assiniboine was first climbed in the summer of 1901 by James Outram, Christian Bohren and Christian Hasler.[4] In 1925, Lawrence Grassi became the first person to make a solo ascent. On August 27, 2001, Bohren's granddaughter Lonnie along with three others made a successful ascent, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first ascent.[1]
There are no scrambling routes up Mt. Assiniboine. The easiest mountaineering routes are the North Ridge and North Face at YDS 5.5 which are reached from the Hind Hut.
