Easiest route Difficult scramble First ascent 1885 Province Alberta | Topo map NTS 82O/04 Elevation 2,935 m Prominence 302 m Mountain range Massive Range | |
Similar Mount Cory, Mount Whymper, Mount Ulysses, Stanley Peak, Mount Sarbach |
Pilot Mountain is a mountain in the Bow River valley of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located southeast of Redearth Creek and directly west of the Trans-Canada Highway.
Map of Pilot Mountain, Improvement District No. 9, AB, Canada
The mountain was named in 1884 by George M. Dawson, for its location is where the Bow Valley changes direction, thus affording distant views of the mountain all along the valley.
Pilot Mountain can be scrambled on the northwest face by someone with good routefinding skills. Nearby Mount Brett (2,984 m (9,790 ft)) can be ascended from a ridge off the western slopes of Pilot Mountain.
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