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Mount Assiniboine, also known as Assiniboine Mountain, is a mountain located in eastern British Columbia, Canada. Due to Assiniboine's pyramidal shape, it has been unofficially named the "Matterhorn" of North America. Mt. Assiniboine rises nearly 1,525 metres (5,000ft) above Lake Magog. ImageMetadata File history File links Mount_Assiniboine. ...
1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ...
Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 36 6 Area - Total - % water Ranked 5th 944,735 km² 2. ...
The most general definition of a mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands. ...
Wilcox Pass The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. ...
Example of a topographic map with contour lines Topographic maps, also called contour maps, topo maps or topo quads (for quadrangles), are maps that show topography, or land contours, by means of contour lines. ...
The National Topographic System or NTS is the topographic system used by Canada for providing general purpose maps of the country. ...
Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically); large version (pdf) The geographic (earth-mapping) coordinate system expresses every horizontal position on Earth by two of the three coordinates of a spherical coordinate system which is aligned with the spin axis of the Earth. ...
In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ...
1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Sir James Outram (13 October 1864 – 12 March 1925) was a British clergyman, who made many first ascents in the Canadian Rockies in the early 1900s. ...
Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ...
Mount McKinley in Alaska has one of the largest visible base-to-summit elevation differences anywhere A mountain is a landform that extends above the surrounding terrain in a limited area. ...
Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation - House seat - Senate seats 36 6 Area - Total - % water Ranked 5th 944,735 km² 2. ...
The Matterhorn (Fr. ...
World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is a continent in the northern hemisphere bordered on the north by the Arctic Ocean, on the east by the North Atlantic Ocean, on the south by the Caribbean Sea, and on the west by the...
Mt. Assiniboine was named by George M. Dawson in 1885. When Dawson saw Mt. Assiniboine from Copper Mountain, he saw a plume of clouds trailing away from the top. This reminded him of the plumes of smoke eminating from the teepees of Assiniboine Indians. (Courtesy of the National Archives of Canada PA-26889) George Mercer Dawson (August 1, 1849 – March 2, 1901) was a Canadian scientist and surveyor. ...
1885 is a common year starting on Thursday. ...
Copper Mountain is a mountain in Banff National Park, 20 km north of the town of Banff. ...
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The Assiniboine, also known as the Assnipwan or sometimes the Stone Sioux, are a Native American people, originally from the Northern Great Plains area of North America, specifically in present-day Montana and parts of Canada around the US/Canadian border. ...
Mt. Assiniboine was first climbed in 1901 by James Outram, Christian Bohren and Christian Hasler. In 1925, Lawrence Grassie became the first person to make a solo ascent. On August 27, 2001, Bohren's grand-daughter Lonnie along with three others made a successful ascent, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first ascent. 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
Sir James Outram (13 October 1864 – 12 March 1925) was a British clergyman, who made many first ascents in the Canadian Rockies in the early 1900s. ...
1925 (MCMXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...
August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ...
2001: A Space Odyssey. ...
Mt. Assiniboine is enclosed within Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, which borders Banff National Park to the west. The park does not have any roads and thus can only be reached by a six hour hike (27km), three hour bike ride (now disallowed to reduce human / grizzly encounters) or helicopter. The usual approach is via Bryant Creek. From Canmore, Alberta follow the Smith-Dorien road to the Mt. Shark parking lot. The trail is well signed. A helipad is also here. Banff National Park is located in the Canadian Rockies west of the City of Calgary, and includes the town of Banff, Alberta. ...
The three peaks of Three Sisters Mountain at Canmore, Alberta Canmore(51°05′ N 115°20′ W Elevation: 4800 feet) is a town in Alberta, Canada with a permanent population of 11,458 (2003 municipal census). ...
There are no scrambling routes up Mt. Assiniboine. The easiest mountaineering routes are the North Ridge and North Face at YDS 5.5 which are reached from the Hind Hut. Scrambling is a category of climbing that does not entail the use of any ropes on the ascent or descent. ...
Mountaineering is the sport or hobby or profession of climbing mountains and is sometimes also known as alpinism, particularly in Europe. ...
The Yosemite Decimal System is a numerical system for rating the difficulty of walks, hikes, and climbs, primarily used for mountaineering in the United States. ...
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