Mount Ishbel
Mount Ishbel is a mountain peak in Banff National Park of Alberta, Canada. The peak is located in the Sawback Range in Alberta's Rockies, north of the Bow Valley Parkway and east of Johnston Canyon.
| Mount Ishbel | |
|---|---|
Mount Ishbel | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,908 m (9,541 ft) |
| Prominence | 431 m (1,414 ft) |
| Parent peak | Mystic Peak (2,960 m) |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°15′56″N 115°46′31″W |
| Geography | |
Mount Ishbel Location in Alberta Mount Ishbel Mount Ishbel (Canada) | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Protected area | Banff National Park |
| Parent range | Sawback Range Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82O5 Castle Mountain |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1933 J. Packer, D. Day, V. Waters, J. Farish, W. Innes, L. DeCouteur, J. Sterlling, guided by Lawrence Grassi |
It was named in 1956 after Ishbel MacDonald, the eldest daughter of Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald of Great Britain. It gives the name to the Ishbel Group, a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. The peak is the subject of Group of Seven member Lawren Harris's painting Mountain Forms.
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