Photo: Looking northwest to Gilgit Mountain (left) and Mount Helmer from the Mummery Creek Bridge on the Blaeberry River Road
Mount Helmer
- 3030 m (9,941ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
51.7050N -116.839W
Located on the continental divide at the southern edge of the Freshfield Icefield; upper Mummery Glacier
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Banff
Headwater: Saskatchewan/Columbia
Located on the continental divide at the southern edge of the Freshfield Icefield; upper Mummery Glacier
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Banff
Headwater: Saskatchewan/Columbia
Ascent Date: 1949
Ascent Party: J. Bishop, D. Greenwell, E.R. LaChapelle, D.M. Woods
Ascent Party: J. Bishop, D. Greenwell, E.R. LaChapelle, D.M. Woods
Year Named: 1924
Named for: Helmer, Brigadier-General Richard Alexis (Helmer was a musketry expert and chemist who was one of the most capable artillery officers of his day. He later became the mayor of Hull, Quebec.)
Named for: Helmer, Brigadier-General Richard Alexis (Helmer was a musketry expert and chemist who was one of the most capable artillery officers of his day. He later became the mayor of Hull, Quebec.)
Photo: (l-r) Looking northwest to Jones Peak, Mount Gilgit, and Mount Helmer from the Mummery Creek Bridge on the Blaeberry River Road