White Pyramid | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,219 m (10,561 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 236 m (774 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Howse Peak (3295 m)[1] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 51°50′08″N 116°41′40″W / 51.83556°N 116.69444°W[2] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Protected area | Banff National Park |
Parent range | Waputik Mountains Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake[2] |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Cambrian |
Type of rock | Sedimentary |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1939 Katie Gardiner, Edward Feuz Jr. (guide)[3] |
White Pyramid is a 3,219-metre (10,561 ft) mountain summit located between the Howse River valley and Mistaya River valley of Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Howse Peak, 3.00 km (1.86 mi) to the south.[1] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,460 meters (4,790 ft) above Chephren Lake in 2.5 km (1.5 mile). White Pyramid is visible from the Icefields Parkway in the vicinity of Waterfowl Lakes.