Photo: Looking southwest to Epaulette Mountain from the Icefields Parkway
Epaulette Mountain
- 3095 m (10,155ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
51.8658N -116.735W
Located in the Mistaya River Valley southwest of Mount Murchison
Province: Alberta
Park: Banff
Headwater: Saskatchewan
Major Valley: Mistaya
Visible from Highway: 93N
Located in the Mistaya River Valley southwest of Mount Murchison
Province: Alberta
Park: Banff
Headwater: Saskatchewan
Major Valley: Mistaya
Visible from Highway: 93N
Ascent Date: 1924
Ascent Party: F.V. Field, W.O. Field
Ascent Guide: Edward Feuz jr.
Ascent Party: F.V. Field, W.O. Field
Ascent Guide: Edward Feuz jr.
Year Named: 1961
Named for: The glacier which seems to hang on a narrow shelf above the steep cliffs which drop into the valley, was thought to resemble to the shoulder ornament which is part of some military uniforms generally worn by fairly high ranking individuals.
Named for: The glacier which seems to hang on a narrow shelf above the steep cliffs which drop into the valley, was thought to resemble to the shoulder ornament which is part of some military uniforms generally worn by fairly high ranking individuals.
Photo: Looking west-nortwest to Epaulette Mountain (left) and Kaufmann Peaks from the Icefields Parkway at Lower Waterfowl Lake
Photo: Looking southwest to Epaulette Mountain from the Icefields Parkway
Photo: Looking southwest to Epaulette Mountain from the Icefields Parkway
Looking west-nortwest to Epaulette Mountain from the Icefields Parkway at Lower Waterfowl Lake