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Photo: Looking northeast to Watermelon Peak (in the distance) from the ridge east of Helen Lake (courtesy Giorgio Zanetti)

Watermelon Peak

  • 3095 m (10,155ft)
  • First Ascent
  • Naming History
51.7153N -116.344W
Located between the upper Sifleur River Valley and the headwaters of Dolomite Creek; 2 km east of Alice Lake

Province: Alberta
Park: Banff
Headwater: Bow
Ascent Date: 1966
Ascent Party: D. Michael, W.V.G. Matthews, W.L. Putnam, M. Stearns, L.R. Wallace
Year Named: 1966
Named by: W.L. Putnam.
Named for: The first ascent party carried a watermelon to the summit, whereupon they ate it despite poor weather.