Location Alberta, Canada Elevation 3,450 m First ascent 1930 Mountain range Canadian Rockies | Topo map NTS 83C/03 Prominence 330 m Province Alberta Parent range Canadian Rockies | |
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Easiest route rock/glacier/snow climb Similar Mount Athabasca, Snow Dome, Mount Kitchener, North Twin Peak, Mount Columbia | ||
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 directly southwest of Mount Athabasca.
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Map of Mount Andromeda, Improvement District No. 12, AB, Canada
Mt. Andromeda was named in 1938 by Rex Gibson, former president of the Alpine Club of Canada, after Andromeda, the wife of Perseus.
Routes
There are several mountaineering and climbing routes on Andromeda. The Skyladder is the normal and very popular glacier route.
References
Mount Andromeda (Alberta) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA