Mount Temple (Alberta)

Mount Temple
North face of Mt. Temple from Mt. Fairview
Highest point
Elevation3,544 m (11,627 ft)[1]
Prominence1,544 m (5,066 ft)[1]
Listing
Coordinates51°21′02″N 116°12′24″W / 51.35056°N 116.20667°W / 51.35056; -116.20667[2]
Geography
Mount Temple is located in Alberta
Mount Temple
Mount Temple
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Parent rangeBow Range
Topo mapNTS 82N8 Lake Louise[2]
Geology
Rock age550 million years[3]
Mountain type(s)Quartzite and limestone[3]
Climbing
First ascent1894 by Walter Wilcox, Samuel Allen and L.F. Frissel[3]
Easiest routeScramble (SW)[4]

Mount Temple is a mountain in Banff National Park of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.

Mt. Temple is located in the Bow River Valley between Paradise Creek and Moraine Creek and is the highest peak in the Lake Louise area. The peak dominates the western landscape along the Trans-Canada Highway from Castle Junction to Lake Louise.

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