Mount Assiniboine

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	North America prominent peaks 88th Canada highest major peaks 34th Canada most prominent peaks 33rd Canada most isolated peaks 43rd
Coordinates	50°52′10″N 115°39′03″W / 50.86944°N 115.65083°W / 50.86944; -115.65083[3]
Geography
Mount Assiniboine Location in Alberta, on the border with British Columbia Show map of Alberta Mount Assiniboine Mount Assiniboine (British Columbia) Show map of 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.