Mount_Andromeda_(Alberta)

Mount Andromeda (Alberta)

Mount Andromeda (Alberta)

Mountain in Alberta, Canada

Mount Andromeda is located within the Columbia Icefield on the boundary of Banff and Jasper national parks. The mountain can be seen from the Icefields Parkway (#93) near Sunwapta Pass and is 2.3 km WSW of Mount Athabasca. Mt. Andromeda was named in 1938 by Rex Gibson, former president of the Alpine Club of Canada, after Andromeda, the wife of Perseus.[1] From the Climber's Guide:

  • "A deservedly popular peak, well seen and easily accessible from the Icefields campground via the road to the snowmobile parking lot."[3]
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Routes

There are several mountaineering and climbing routes on Andromeda. The Skyladder is the normal and very popular glacier route.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    "Mount Andromeda". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  2. [2]
    "Mount Andromeda". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
  3. [3]
    Putnam, William L.; Kruszyna, Robert (1985). Climber's Guide The Rocky Mountains of Canada North. Banff, AB and New York: Alpine Club of Canada and American Alpine Club. p. 108. ISBN 0-930410-19-X.
Aerial view of Mount Andromeda and the Athabasca Glacier, 1964
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