Mount Saskatchewan is a mountain located in the North Saskatchewan River valley of Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.

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Mount Saskatchewan
Mt. Saskatchewan
Highest point
Elevation	3,342 m (10,965 ft)[1][2]
Prominence	1,102 m (3,615 ft)[3]
Parent peak	Mount Andromeda (3450 m)[3]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	52°05′59″N 117°05′36″W[4]
Geography
Mount Saskatchewan
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Protected area	Banff National Park
Parent range	Columbia Icefield
Topo map	NTS 83C3 Columbia Icefield[4]
Climbing
First ascent	July 12, 1923, by Conrad Kain, W.S. Ladd, J. Monroe Thorington[5][6]
Easiest route	technical climb

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J. Norman Collie named the mountain in 1898 for the nearby Saskatchewan River.^[3] One report said Collie so named it due to its possession of the headwaters of the North Saskatchewan River.^[7]

A 75 m (246 ft) pinnacle unofficially named Lighthouse Tower and also sometimes referred to as "Cleopatra's Needle" (elevation 2,960 m (9,710 ft)),^[2] is located two kilometres from the summit on the eastern ridge of Mt. Saskatchewan.^[1]

It was first climbed in 1964 by G. Boehnisch and L. Mackay.^[8]

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Saskatchewan is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.^[9] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.^[10] The north aspect of the peak supports an unnamed glacier which can be seen well from Parker Ridge.

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Saskatchewan is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[11] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Weather conditions during summer months are optimum for climbing.

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• List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies