Mushroom Peak

Mushroom Peak
Mushroom Peak

Location in Alberta

Highest point
Elevation 3,210 m (10,530 ft)[1]
Prominence 270 m (890 ft)[2]
Coordinates 52°18′43″N 117°23′50″W / 52.31194°N 117.39722°W / 52.31194; -117.39722Coordinates: 52°18′43″N 117°23′50″W / 52.31194°N 117.39722°W / 52.31194; -117.39722[2]
Geography
Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Winston Churchill Range
Topo map NTS 83C/06
Climbing
First ascent 1947 by Noel E. Odell
Easiest route rock/snow climb

Mushroom Peak is a mountain located in the Sunwapta River valley of Alberta, Canada's Jasper National Park, lying just over a kilometre east of Diadem Peak. The mountain was named in 1947 by Noel E. Odell who made the first ascent (solo). Upon reaching the summit, he found that the dark limestone rocks there resembled mushrooms.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mushroom Peak". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  2. 1 2 "Mushroom Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.


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