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Photo: (l-r) Oldhorn Mountain, Throne Mountain, and Blackhorn Mountain from the northwest at the north end of Amethyst Lake

Oldhorn Mountain

  • 3000 m (9,843ft)
  • First Ascent
  • Naming History
  • Hiking and Trails
52.6894N -118.178W
Located in the Astoria River Valley opposite Campus Creek

Province: Alberta
Park: Jasper
Headwater: Athabasca
Ascent Date: 1924
Ascent Party: L. Coolidge, G. Higginson, J.E. Johnson
Ascent Guide: A. Streich
Year Named: 1916
Named by: W.P. Hinton
Named for: The mountain's shape resembles a horn.
Popular Hike: Tonquin Valley
Journal Reference: App 19-244

Photo: Oldhorn Mountain, Mount Edith Cavell, Throne Mountain, and Blackhorn Peak (courtesy David Wasserman)