Mount Aylmer | |
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![]() Mount Aylmer, August 1994 | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,162 m (10,374 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 1,142 m (3,747 ft)[3] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 51°19′26″N 115°26′00″W / 51.32388°N 115.43333°W[4] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Protected area | Banff National Park |
Parent range | Palliser Range |
Topo map | NTS 82O6 Lake Minnewanka[4] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1889 by J.J. McArthur[1] |
Easiest route | moderate scramble on SW[5] |
Mount Aylmer is a mountain in Banff National Park, Canada. At 3,162 m (10,374 ft), it is the highest point of the Palliser Range and the entire East Banff Ranges of the Canadian Rockies.[6] The mountain was named in 1890 by J.J. McArthur after his hometown of Aylmer, Quebec.[1][7]
The summit can be climbed via scrambling.[5] Anyone who reaches the summit is rewarded with not only a great view of Lake Minnewanka but also a summit registry box. Names collected in this box are entered into the archives of the Whyte Museum in Banff.[8]
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