| Eagle Mountain | |
|---|---|
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Goat%27s_Eye_mountain.jpg) Eagle Mountain in February 2011 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,836 m (9,304 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 321 m (1,053 ft)[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°05′51″N 115°44′41″W / 51.09750°N 115.74472°W[3] |
| Geography | |
&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Canada_Alberta_relief_location_map_-_transverse_mercator_proj.svg)  Eagle Mountain Location of Eagle Mountain in Alberta &sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Canada_relief_map_2.svg) Eagle Mountain Eagle Mountain (Canada) | |
| Location | Banff National Park Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82O4 Banff |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hiking[4] |
Eagle Mountain is a 2,836-metre (9,304-foot) mountain summit located immediately northeast of the Banff Sunshine ski resort in Banff National Park of Alberta, Canada. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1958 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3] The nearest higher neighbor is Mount Howard Douglas, 1.51 km (0.94 mi) to the south-southeast.[1]
An interesting feature of Eagle Mountain is a natural window officially named Goat's Eye[5] located on the northeast ridge which leads many to call it Goat's Eye Mountain. It was first noted by George Simpson who wrote of it: "a very peculiar feature in an opening of about eighty feet by fifty, which, as we advanced nearer, assumed the appearance of the gateway of a giant's fortress."[6]
- ^ a b "Eagle Mountain, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ "Eagle Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ a b "Eagle Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ^ "Eagle Mountain (Goat's Eye)". explor8ion. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ^ "Goat's Eye". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-27.
- ^ "Eagle Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-25.