Mount St. Piran is a mountain in Banff National Park near Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada.
| Mount St. Piran | |
|---|---|
 The main summit is on the right | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,649 m (8,691 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 187 m (614 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°25′17″N 116°15′10″W / 51.42139°N 116.25278°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount St. Piran | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Alberta |
| Protected area | Banff National Park |
| Parent range | Bow Range (Canadian Rockies) |
| Topo map | NTS 82N8 Lake Louise[3] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Hiking Trail |
Located in the Bow River Valley southeast of the Minewakun Lake Valley; northwest of Lake Agnes; between Lake Louise Valley and lower Bath Creek.
It was named in 1894 by Samuel E.S. Allen after Saint Piran, the Patron Saint of Cornwall.[2]
The mountain can be climbed from the eastern side via a hiking trail that branches North off the trail to the Little Beehive. Alternatively, the mountain can be climbed on the SW side from slopes below the SE face of Mount Niblock. Going up one side and down the other completes a loop on the northern side of Lake Agnes.
Nearby
editFurther reading
edit- Alan Kane, Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies – 3rd Edition, P 309
- Gerry Shea, The Aspiring Hiker's Guide 1: Mountain Treks in Alberta, PP 132 - 133
- Dave Birrell, 50 Roadside Panoramas in the Canadian Rockies, P 90
- Tony Daffern, Popular Day Hikes 2: Canadian Rockies
References
edit- ^ a b "Mount St. Piran". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
- ^ a b "Mount St. Piran". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2010-01-17.
- ^ a b "Mount St. Piran". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
