Photo: Mount Magog from the Smith-Dorrien Road at Buller Pond (Mount Assiniboine to left)
Mount Magog
- 3095 m (10,155ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
- Hiking and Trails
50.8783N -115.635W
Located on the continental divide between Lake Gloria and Lake Magog; 1.5 km northeast of Mount Assiniboine
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Banff/Assiniboine
Headwater: Bow/Kootenay
Visible from Highway: 742
Located on the continental divide between Lake Gloria and Lake Magog; 1.5 km northeast of Mount Assiniboine
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Banff/Assiniboine
Headwater: Bow/Kootenay
Visible from Highway: 742
Ascent Date: 1920
Ascent Party: A.J. Gilmour, A.H. MacCarthy, A.W. Wakefield, F.N. Waterman
Ascent Party: A.J. Gilmour, A.H. MacCarthy, A.W. Wakefield, F.N. Waterman
Year Named: 1930
Named for: The names Og, Gog, and Magog are all individuals mentioned in the Old Testament of the Bible. Both English and Celtic mythology also tells of Gog and Magog who were giants.
Named for: The names Og, Gog, and Magog are all individuals mentioned in the Old Testament of the Bible. Both English and Celtic mythology also tells of Gog and Magog who were giants.
Popular Hike: Assiniboine
Journal Reference: CAJ 12-64
Journal Reference: CAJ 12-64
The names Og, Gog, and Magog are all individuals mentioned in the Old Testament of the Bible. Both English and Celtic mythology also tells of Gog and Magog who were giants. Lakes in the area of Mount Assiniboine are named after all three, Og, Gog, and Magog, but only Og (Og Mountain) and Magog have mountains named after them as well.
Photo: Looking south to Mount Magog from the Nub Trail (courtesy Calvin Damen)
Looking south to Mount Magog (left) and Mount Assiniboine from The Nub (courtesy Calvin Damen)
Looking to Mount Magog (left) and Mount Assiniboine (Ken Jones Collection)
Looking to Mount Magog (left) and Mount Assiniboine (Ken Jones Collection)