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Looking northeast to Mount St. Bride from Saddle Mountain

Mount St. Bride

  • 3315 m (10,877ft)
  • First Ascent
  • Naming History
51.5078N -115.955W
Located west of the Valley of the Hidden Lakes, 2 km south-southeast of Mount Douglas

Province: Alberta
Park: Banff
Headwater: Bow
Visible from Highway: 1
Ascent Date: 1910
Ascent Party: J.W.A. Hickson
Ascent Guide: Edward Feuz sr., Edward Feuz jr.
Year Named: 1898
Named for: The mountain is named after the patron saint of the Douglas Family. It lies to the south of Mount Douglas.

Mount Douglas and Mount St. Bride were originally referred to as "Black Douglas" and "White Douglas" respectively. The names referred to the fact that Mount Douglas was often bare while Mount St. Bride was covered with snow.

Photo: Looking east across Baker Lake to Mount St. Bride (courtesy Dr. John D. Birrell)

Photo: Looking south to Mount St. Bride (left) and Mount Douglas (right) from the Red Deer Valley (courtesy Aaron Osicki)

Looking east-northeast across Ptarmigan Lake and beyond Fossil Mountain to Mount Douglas (left) and Mount St. Bride (right) from Boulder Pass (courtesy Sonny Bou)

Photo: Looking east across Oyster Peak to Mount Douglas (left) and Mount St. Bride from Skoki Mountain (courtesy Vern De Wit)

Looking northeast to the summit block of Mount St. Bride from Anthozoan Mountain (courtesy Vern De Wit)

Looking northeast across Protection Mountain to Mount Douglas (left) and Mount St. Bride from Mount Bell (courtesy Sonny Bou)

Looking southeast to Mount St. Bride from Oyster Peak (courtesy Sonny Bou)