Mount Louis
Mount Louis is a 2,682-metre (8,799-foot) mountain summit located in southeast Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Sawback Range which is a subset of the Canadian Rockies.
| Mount Louis | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,682 m (8,799 ft) |
| Prominence | 336 m (1,102 ft) |
| Parent peak | Mount Cory (2802 m) |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°12′54″N 115°40′48″W |
| Geography | |
Mount Louis Location in Alberta | |
| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Sawback Range |
| Topo map | NTS 82O4 Banff |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Devonian |
| Mountain type | Limestone |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1916 by Conrad Kain and Albert H. McCarthy |
| Easiest route | rock climb (YDS 5.6) |
The mountain was named in 1886 after Louis B. Stewart who surveyed in the Banff Park area in 1904 with his father, George Stewart, the first Park Superintendent.
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