| Mount Louis | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,682 m (8,799 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 336 m (1,102 ft)[2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Cory (2802 m)[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°12′54″N 115°40′48″W / 51.21500°N 115.68000°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Louis Location in Alberta | |
| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Sawback Range |
| Topo map | NTS 82O4 Banff |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Devonian |
| Mountain type | Limestone[2] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1916 by Conrad Kain and Albert H. McCarthy[1][3] |
| Easiest route | rock climb (YDS 5.6)[2] |
Mount Louis is a 2,682-metre (8,799-foot) mountain summit located in southeast Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Sawback Range which is a subset of the Canadian Rockies.
The mountain was named in 1886 after Louis B. Stewart who surveyed in the Banff Park area in 1904 with his father, George Stewart, the first Park Superintendent.[1][2]