Photo: Looking southwest to The Beehive from Mount St. Piran
The Beehive
- 2270 m (7,448ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
- Hiking and Trails
51.4142N -116.244W
Located above Lake Louise
Province: Alberta
Park: Banff
Headwater: Bow
Visible from Highway: 1
Located above Lake Louise
Province: Alberta
Park: Banff
Headwater: Bow
Visible from Highway: 1
Ascent Date: 1891
Ascent Party: Samuel Allen
Ascent Party: Samuel Allen
Year Named: 1890
Named by: J. Willoughby Astley
Named for: The mountain resembles a beehive.
Named by: J. Willoughby Astley
Named for: The mountain resembles a beehive.
Popular Hike: Lakes Louise/Moraine/O'Hara
This most appropriately named feature should not be confused with Beehive Mountain. Samuel Allen made the first recorded ascent in 1891.
Photo: The Beehive from Mirror Lake (courtesy David Wasserman)
Looking northwest to Mount Whyte, The Beehive, and Munt Niblock from Lake Louise
Looking northwest to The Beehive (courtesy Robert Boyko)
Looking northwest to (l-r) Mount Whyte, The Beehive, and Mount Niblock from Lake Louise
Looking west to The Beehive from the Trans-Canada Highway