Photo: Looking northwest to Mount Aberdeen (left) and Haddo Peak from the Bow Valley Parkway
Haddo Peak
- 3070 m (10,073ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
- Hiking and Trails
Located between Paradise Creek and upper Louise Creek
Province: Alberta
Park: Banff
Headwater: Bow
Visible from Highway: 1, 93N
Ascent Party: E. Tewes
Ascent Guide: C. Bohren
Named for: Haddo, Lord George (Lord Haddo was the son of the Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair.)
In late summer the mountain features a distinctive circular spot of snow on the slopes that are seen as one drives west from Castle Junction to Lake Louise. The "Haddo Snow Spot" remains large and quite prominent into mid-August. George, Lord Haddo was the eldest son of the Marquis of Aberdeen. Mount Aberdeen, eighty metres higher, is adjacent to Haddo Peak.
Photo: Haddo Peak (left) and Mount Aberdeen from the north on the Icefields Parkway at Herbert Lake
Haddo Peak from The Saddleback (courtesy Bennett Wong)
Haddo Peak from Saddle Mountain
Looking southwest to (l-r) Saddle Mountain, Sheol Mountain, Haddo Peak, and Mount Aberdeen from the Bow Valley Parkway
Looking west-northwest to Haddo Peak and the "Haddo Snowspot"
Looking southwest from Lake Louise Village to (l-r) Saddle Mountain, Sheol Mountain, Haddo Peak, and Fairview Mountain
Looking south across Herbert Lake to (l-r) Mount Temple, Fairview Mountain, Haddo Peak, and Mount Aberdeen from the Icefields Parkway
Looking southeast to Haddo Peak (left) and Mount Aberdeen from near the Plain of the Six Glaciers