Looking east to Mount Avens from Protection Mountain (courtesy Rienk Lakeman)
Mount Avens
- 2970 m (9,745ft)
- Naming History
51.4128N -115.985W
Located at the head of Wildflower Creek west of Pulsatilla Pass
Province: Alberta
Park: Banff
Headwater: Bow
Located at the head of Wildflower Creek west of Pulsatilla Pass
Province: Alberta
Park: Banff
Headwater: Bow
Year Named: 1911
Named by: James F. Porter (a surveyor and alpinist from Chicago)
Named for: Avens are a wildflower found in the vicinity.
Named by: James F. Porter (a surveyor and alpinist from Chicago)
Named for: Avens are a wildflower found in the vicinity.
Looking north-northwest to Mount Avens from Pulsatilla Mountain (courtesy Rienk Lakeman)