Photo: Looking southwest to Sheol Mountain (Saddle Mountain at right) from the Bow Valley
Sheol Mountain
- 2776 m (9,108ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
- Hiking and Trails
51.3836N -116.221W
Located in Paradise Creek Valley southwest of Sheol Creek
Province: Alberta
Park: Banff
Headwater: Bow
Visible from Highway: 1
Located in Paradise Creek Valley southwest of Sheol Creek
Province: Alberta
Park: Banff
Headwater: Bow
Visible from Highway: 1
Ascent Date: 1903
Ascent Party: Topographical Survey
Ascent Party: Topographical Survey
Year Named: 1894
Named by: Samuel E.S. Allen
Named for: The mountain was named because of the gloomy appearance of the valley at its base in contrast to nearby Paradise Valley. "Sheol" is the underworld of the dead in Hebrew.
Named by: Samuel E.S. Allen
Named for: The mountain was named because of the gloomy appearance of the valley at its base in contrast to nearby Paradise Valley. "Sheol" is the underworld of the dead in Hebrew.
Popular Hike: Lakes Louise/Moraine/O'Hara
Journal Reference: AJ 18-111
Journal Reference: AJ 18-111
The steep northeastern facing cliffs of Sheol Mountain looms over Sheol Valley. The mountain is actually a high ridge that extends one kilometre west of the summit of Haddo Peak.
Photo: Sheol Mountain from the north (courtesy Bennett Wong)
Looking southwest to (l-r) Saddle Mountain, Sheol Mountain, and Haddo peak from the Bow Valley Parkway
Looking southwest from Lake Louise Village to (l-r) Saddle Mountain, Sheol Mountain, Haddo Peak, and Fairview Mountain
Looking northwest over Saddle Mountain to Sheol Mountain from Paradise Valley (courtesy Sonny Bou)