Mount Forbes
Mount Forbes is the seventh tallest mountain in the Canadian Rockies and the tallest within the boundaries of Banff National Park. It is located in southwestern Alberta, 18 km (11 mi) southwest of the Saskatchewan River Crossing in Banff. The mountain was named by James Hector in 1859 after Edward Forbes, Hector's natural history professor at the University of Edinburgh during the mid-19th century.
| Mount Forbes | |
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Mount Forbes in alpenglow, from Arctomys Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,612 m (11,850 ft) |
| Prominence | 1,629 m (5,344 ft) |
| Parent peak | Mount Columbia (3747 m) |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 51°51′35″N 116°55′54″W |
| Geography | |
Mount Forbes Location in SW Alberta | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Protected area | Banff National Park |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 10 August 1902 by Christian and Hans Kaufmann, J. Norman Collie, James Outram, et al. |
| Easiest route | rock/snow climb |
Mount Forbes was first ascended on August 10, 1902, by the Swiss brothers Christian and Hans Kaufmann, guiding the British gentlemen J. Norman Collie, James Outram, Hugh E.M. Stutfield, George M. Weed, and Herman Woolley. The shark tooth-shaped peak can be "predominantly seen from many parts of the range. The normal route, the NW face and the N Ridge all are well worth climbing."