Parent range Waputik Mountains Elevation 3,295 m Prominence 1,227 m First ascender J. Norman Collie | Topo map NTS 082N15 First ascent 1902 Province Alberta | |
Location Alberta/British Columbia, Canada Mountain range Waputik Mountains, Canadian Rockies, Waputik Range Similar Mount Chephren, Mount Forbes, Mount Saskatchewan, Mount Sarbach, Peyto Peak | ||
Howse Peak is the highest mountain in the Waputik Mountains, a subrange of the Canadian Rockies. It is located 5 km (3 mi) west of the Icefields Parkway, above Chephren Lake, on the continental divide between Alberta and British Columbia. It is the 46th highest peak in Alberta, and the 59th highest in British Columbia.
Map of Howse Peak, Improvement District No. 9, AB, Canada
Howse Peak's name comes from Howse Pass, which lies 5 km (3 mi) to the west. The pass was named by David Thompson, after the Hudson's Bay Company trader Joseph Howse, who crossed the pass in 1809. (Thompson had actually crossed the pass two years earlier.)
Howse Peak is a dramatic mountain, rising over 1,600 m (5,249 ft) above both the Mistaya River to the east and Howse Pass to the west, in only a few horizontal kilometres. It is also a formidable climbing challenge. The easiest route requires a 25 km (16 mi) hike up the Howse River and then a climb up a glacier on the west side of the peak. In addition, at least two high-quality, difficult (Grade V/VI) technical routes exist on the east side of the mountain.