Photo: Looking south-southeast to Mushroom Peak from the Icefields Parkway
Mushroom Peak
- 3210 m (10,532ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
52.3117N -117.397W
Located in the Sunwapta River Valley, 1.75 km east of Diadem Peak
Range: Winston Churchill
Province: Alberta
Park: Jasper
Headwater: Athabasca
Visible from Highway: 93N
Located in the Sunwapta River Valley, 1.75 km east of Diadem Peak
Range: Winston Churchill
Province: Alberta
Park: Jasper
Headwater: Athabasca
Visible from Highway: 93N
Ascent Date: 1947
Ascent Party: N.E. Odell
Ascent Party: N.E. Odell
Year Named: 1947
Named for: When N.E. Odell completed the solo first ascent he found that the summit rocks, "...were carved out of dark limestone into fantastic, mushroom-like forms."
Named for: When N.E. Odell completed the solo first ascent he found that the summit rocks, "...were carved out of dark limestone into fantastic, mushroom-like forms."
Photo: Looking northwest to Mushroom Peak from the Icefields Parkway
Photo: Looking northwest to (l-r) Mount Woolley, Diadem Peak, and Mushroom Peak from the Icefields Parkway
Photo: Looking northwest to Mushroom Peak from the Icefields Parkway