Photo: Looking north to Ashlar Ridge with Roche a Perdrix beyond at right (courtesy Sonny Bou)
Ashlar Ridge
- 2620 m (8,596ft)
- Naming History
53.1717N -117.802W
Located in the Athabasca River Valley between Ashlar Creek and Fiddle Creek
Province: Alberta
Park: Jasper
Headwater: Athabasca
Major Valley: Athabasca
Visible from Highway: Miette Hot Springs Road
Located in the Athabasca River Valley between Ashlar Creek and Fiddle Creek
Province: Alberta
Park: Jasper
Headwater: Athabasca
Major Valley: Athabasca
Visible from Highway: Miette Hot Springs Road
Year Named: 1916
Named by: Morrison Bridgland
Named for: Ashlar is a form of masonry and the mountain was named for its smooth appearance.
Named by: Morrison Bridgland
Named for: Ashlar is a form of masonry and the mountain was named for its smooth appearance.
Six kilometres in length, Ashlar Ridge dominates the view as one drives up the Fiddle River valley on the way to Miette Hotsprings. This great slab of Palliser Limestone stands almost vertically, classic front range geology.
Photo: Looking east to Ashlar Ridge from the Miette Hot Springs Road
Looking east-northeast to Ashlar Ridge from the Miette Hot Springs Road
Looking north to Ashlar Ridge from the Sulphur Skyline Trail (courtesy David Wasserman)