Photo: Looking south to Mount Peskett from Highway #11
Mount Peskett
- 3124 m (10,250ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
51.9481N -116.457W
Located in the North Saskatchewan River Valley west of Loudon Creek
Province: Alberta
Park: Banff
Headwater: Saskatchewan
Major Valley: Saskatchewan
Visible from Highway: 11
Located in the North Saskatchewan River Valley west of Loudon Creek
Province: Alberta
Park: Banff
Headwater: Saskatchewan
Major Valley: Saskatchewan
Visible from Highway: 11
Ascent Date: 1970
Ascent Party: D. Von Hennig
Ascent Guide: Leo Grillmair, W.L. Putnam
Ascent Party: D. Von Hennig
Ascent Guide: Leo Grillmair, W.L. Putnam
Year Named: 1968
Named by: Len Siemens
Named for: Peskett, Louis (A director of "Youth for Christ," Louis Peskett initiated the idea of a camp for delinquent teenagers. Rev. Peskett was killed by a falling rock near Mt. Cline in 1966.)
Named by: Len Siemens
Named for: Peskett, Louis (A director of "Youth for Christ," Louis Peskett initiated the idea of a camp for delinquent teenagers. Rev. Peskett was killed by a falling rock near Mt. Cline in 1966.)
Photo: Looking southwest to Mount Peskett from Highway #11 (The summit is the snow-covered peak beyond.)
Looking southwest to Mount Peskett from Highway #11
Photo: Looking southwest to Mount Peskett from Highway #11 (The summit is the snow-covered peak beyond.)