Looking west-northwest up the Alexandra River Valley to Terrace Mountain (left) and Mount Saskatchewan from the Icefields Parkway
Terrace Mountain
- 2917 m (9,571ft)
- First Ascent
52.0908N -117.171W
Located between the upper Castleguard River and upper Terrace Creek
Province: Alberta
Park: Banff
Headwater: Saskatchewan
Located between the upper Castleguard River and upper Terrace Creek
Province: Alberta
Park: Banff
Headwater: Saskatchewan
Ascent Date: 1923
Ascent Party: J. Monroe Thorington
Ascent Guide: Conrad Kain
Ascent Party: J. Monroe Thorington
Ascent Guide: Conrad Kain
According to Aphrodite Karamitsenis (Place Names of Alberta) the mountain was named by James Hector. However Hector was never in the vicinity of this peak so this may be an error. James Hector originally applied the name Terrace Mountain to Mount Rundle in 1858. What is now Sulphur Mountain was referred to as Terrace Mountain on George Dawson's 1886 map.
Looking west-northwest up the Alexandra River Valley to Terrace Mountain (left) and Mount Saskatchewan from the Icefields Parkway
Terrace Mountain from Highway #93 at Graveyard Flat (near the junction of the Saskatchewan and Alexandra Rivers)