Photo: Looking north-northwest to Division Mountain (courtesy Rienk Lakeman)
Division Mountain
- 3030 m (9,941ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
51.8919N -117.021W
Located on the continental divide between southwest Lyell Glacier and Mons Icefield
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Banff
Headwater: Saskatchewan/Columbia
Visible from Highway: 93N
Located on the continental divide between southwest Lyell Glacier and Mons Icefield
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Banff
Headwater: Saskatchewan/Columbia
Visible from Highway: 93N
Ascent Date: 1918
Ascent Party: Interprovincial Boundary Commission
Ascent Party: Interprovincial Boundary Commission
Year Named: 1919
Named by: Charles D. Walcott
Named for: The origin of the name is likely because the mountain separates the Lyell Icefield from the Mons Icefield.
Named by: Charles D. Walcott
Named for: The origin of the name is likely because the mountain separates the Lyell Icefield from the Mons Icefield.
Division Mountain rises above the southern end of the Lyell Icefield. The peak 0.6 km to the east of the main summit is East Peak.
Photo: Photo: Looking west to East Peak (left) and Division Mountain (right) from the east end of Glacier Lake (courtesy Gerry Hopkins)
Looking southeast to Division Mountain (Mount Forbes beyond) (courtesy Brad Harrison)
Looking northeast to Division Mountain (courtesy Rienk Lakeman)
Looking west to East Peak (left) and Division Mountain (right) at head of Glacier Lake Valley from Highway #93, 1.8 km south of the Saskatchewan River