Mount Sarbach

Mount Sarbach
Mount Sarbach seen from Mistaya Canyon
Highest point
Elevation3,155 m (10,351 ft)[1]
Prominence412 m (1,352 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Chephren (3274 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°53′34″N 116°46′05″W / 51.89278°N 116.76806°W / 51.89278; -116.76806[2]
Geography
Mount Sarbach is located in Alberta
Mount Sarbach
Mount Sarbach
Location of Mount Sarbach in Alberta
Mount Sarbach is located in Canada
Mount Sarbach
Mount Sarbach
Mount Sarbach (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeWaputik Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake[2]
Geology
Rock ageCambrian
Rock typeSedimentary
Climbing
First ascent1897 by J. Norman Collie, G.P. Baker and Peter Sarbach[1]
Easiest routeDifficult Scramble[3]

Mount Sarbach is a mountain located in Banff National Park between Mistaya River and Howse River and is visible from the Icefields Parkway. The mountain is named after Peter Sarbach, a mountain guide from Switzerland, who guided the first ascent by J. Norman Collie and G.P. Baker in 1897. Mount Sarbach is situated south of Saskatchewan River Crossing, where the Icefields Parkway intersects with the David Thompson Highway.

  1. ^ a b c d "Mount Sarbach". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Sarbach". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kane1999 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).