Looking east-southeast to Lychnis Mountain (beyond at left) and Tilted Mountain (courtesy Gerry Hopkins)
Lychnis Mountain
- 2819 m (9,249ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
- Hiking and Trails
51.4819N -115.969W
Located west of the Valley of the Hidden Lakes and east of the head of Baker Creek, directly east of Baker Lake; 1.7 kilometres east of Tilted Mountain
Province: Alberta
Park: Banff
Headwater: Bow
Located west of the Valley of the Hidden Lakes and east of the head of Baker Creek, directly east of Baker Lake; 1.7 kilometres east of Tilted Mountain
Province: Alberta
Park: Banff
Headwater: Bow
Ascent Date: 1969
Ascent Party: A.J. Kauffmann, W.L. Putnam, L. Putnam, L.R. Wallace
Ascent Party: A.J. Kauffmann, W.L. Putnam, L. Putnam, L.R. Wallace
Year Named: 1911
Named by: James F. Porter
Named for: Lychnis is an alpine flower commonly known as alpine campion.
Named by: James F. Porter
Named for: Lychnis is an alpine flower commonly known as alpine campion.
Popular Hike: Skoki
Journal Reference: AAJ 17-95
Journal Reference: AAJ 17-95
Tilted Mountain is a high point on the ridge that extends directly west of Lychnis Mountain.