Looking southeast to Mount Birdwood with Pigs Tail to left (courtesy Calvin Damen)
Mount Birdwood
- 3097 m (10,161ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
50.7853N -115.368W
Located in the upper Spray Lakes River Valley north of Burstall Creek; southeast buttress of Smuts Pass; northeast buttress of Birdwood Pass
Range: Spray
Province: Alberta
Park: Kananaskis/Banff
Headwater: Bow
Visible from Highway: 742
Located in the upper Spray Lakes River Valley north of Burstall Creek; southeast buttress of Smuts Pass; northeast buttress of Birdwood Pass
Range: Spray
Province: Alberta
Park: Kananaskis/Banff
Headwater: Bow
Visible from Highway: 742
Ascent Date: 1922
Ascent Party: C.F. Hogeboom, F.N. Waterman
Ascent Guide: Rudolph Aemmer
Ascent Party: C.F. Hogeboom, F.N. Waterman
Ascent Guide: Rudolph Aemmer
Year Named: 1919
Named for: Birdwood, Field Marshal Sir William R. (As the first commander of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, Sir Birdwood played a role in the Gallipoli campaign.) WW I
Named for: Birdwood, Field Marshal Sir William R. (As the first commander of the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, Sir Birdwood played a role in the Gallipoli campaign.) WW I
Looking west to Mount Birdwood from the Smith-Dorrien Road
Looking northwest to Mount Birdwood (courtesy Rob Taerum)
Looking west to (l-r) Mount Birdwood, Pigs Tail, Commonwealth Peak, un-named) from the Smith-Dorrien Road
Looking north to (l-r) Mount Birdwood, Pigs Tail, and Commonwealth Peak (courtesy Calvin Damen)
Photo: Mount Birdwood from the southeast on the Burstall Pass Trail (courtesy Bennett Wong)
Looking north to (l-r) Mount Birdwood, Pigs Tail, and Commonwealth Peak (courtesy Bill Leach)
Looking north to Mount Birdwood (courtesy Sonny Bou)
Looking northeast to Mount Birdwood (courtesy Sonny Bou)