Mount Chephren

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Mount Chephren
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Mount Chephren and Waterfowl Lake seen from the Icefields Parkway
Highest point
Elevation 3,266 m (10,715 ft) [1] [2] [3] :306 [lower-alpha 1]
Prominence 443 m (1,453 ft) [5] [lower-alpha 2]
Parent peak Howse Peak (3295 m) [5]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 51°50′25″N116°40′59″W / 51.84028°N 116.68306°W / 51.84028; -116.68306 Coordinates: 51°50′25″N116°40′59″W / 51.84028°N 116.68306°W / 51.84028; -116.68306 [7]
Geography
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Mount Chephren
Location in Alberta
Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Waputik Mountains
Topo map NTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake
Geology
Type of rock Quartzite, Limestone, Dolomite [3] :306
Climbing
First ascent 1913 by J.W.A. Hickson, guided by Edward Feuz jr. [2]
Easiest route Scramble (difficult) on south face

Mount Chephren is a mountain located in the Mistaya River Valley of Banff National Park, Canada.

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Mount Chephren was named after Chephren, the 4th Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh. The mountain was originally named Pyramid Mountain in 1897 by J. Norman Collie, but it conflicted with an identically named peak in Jasper National Park, so it was renamed in 1924 to its present name. [8] [4] [2]

Routes

Scramble

Mount Chephren is rated a difficult scramble on the south face due to its steep upper slopes with possible snow and ice difficulties. Considerable snow on the route would likely require crampons and an ice axe, thereby pushing the climb into the realm of technical mountaineering. The best conditions for scrambling would normally be late July and August. [4]

The trail head is located at the west end of the Waterfowl Lakes campground off the Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park. The elevation gain from the trail head to the summit is 1,630 m (5,348 ft). [4]

Technical

There are three main routes: [2] [9]

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References

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Notes
  1. Other sources give 3307 m [4] and 3274 m [5] [6]
  2. Based on a summit elevation of 3274 m