Assiniboin ( Eng. Mount Assiniboine ) is a pyramidal mountain located on the American continental divide on the border of the Canadian provinces of Alberta and British Columbia . Altitude is 3618 m above sea level. Due to its external resemblance to Mount Matterhorn , located on the border of Switzerland and Italy , it is also called the “Canadian Matterhorn” [2] .
| Assiniboine | |
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| English Mount assiniboine | |
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| Highest point | |
| Absolute height | 3618 [1] m |
| Relative height | 2086 m |
| First climb | 1901, , Christian Bourren, and Christian Hasler |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| Provinces | British Columbia , Alberta |
Mount Assiniboine got its name in 1885: a Canadian geologist and geographer George Dawson , looking at it from the slope of Mount , saw a plume of clouds stretching from the top, which reminded him of plumes of smoke coming from the tipi of the Assiniboine Indians [1] .
Mount Assiniboine is located on the border in British Columbia and Banff National Park in Alberta [3] . There are no roads in the parks, so you can get to the mountains only during a six-hour walk or horseback ride, or by helicopter [1] .
Ascent
The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1901 by , Christian Bouren and Christian Hasler [1] . In 1925, Lawrence Grassi became the first person to climb the summit alone. On August 27, 2001, the granddaughter of Bouren Lonnie, as part of a team of four, also climbed the mountain, thereby celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first ascent.
In Culture
Mount Assiniboine is depicted in the landscape of the same name by the famous American artist Rockwell Kent .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Mount Assiniboine (inaccessible link) . peakfinder.com . Date of treatment September 19, 2017. Archived May 28, 2016.
- ↑ Mount Assiniboine . bivouac.com . Date of appeal September 19, 2017.
- ↑ Map: Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park (English) (unavailable link) . env.gov.bc.ca. Date of treatment September 19, 2017. Archived August 22, 2017.