Mount Hungabee
Mountain in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada
title: "Mount Hungabee" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["mountains-of-banff-national-park", "three-thousanders-of-alberta", "three-thousanders-of-british-columbia", "mountains-of-yoho-national-park", "borders-of-british-columbia", "borders-of-alberta", "bow-range", "great-divide-of-north-america"] description: "Mountain in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada" topic_path: "geography/united-kingdom" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Hungabee" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Mountain in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox mountain"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Mount Hungabee |
| other_name | Hungabee Mountain |
| photo | Hungabee Mountain.jpg |
| photo_caption | Northeast aspect |
| elevation_m | 3492 |
| elevation_ref | |
| prominence_m | 987 |
| prominence_ref | |
| range | Bow Range |
| listing | {{unbulleted list |
| country | Canada |
| subdivision1_type | Provinces |
| subdivision1 | |
| part_type | Protected area |
| part | |
| map | Canada Alberta#Canada British Columbia#Canada |
| map_caption | Location in Alberta##Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada |
| label_position | right#left |
| mapframe | yes |
| mapframe-zoom | 8 |
| mapframe-caption | Interactive map of Mount Hungabee |
| coordinates | |
| coordinates_ref | |
| topo_map | NTS |
| first_ascent | 21 July 1903 |
| easiest_route | rock/snow climb |
| :: |
| name= Mount Hungabee | other_name= Hungabee Mountain | photo= Hungabee Mountain.jpg | photo_caption= Northeast aspect | elevation_m= 3492 | elevation_ref= | prominence_m= 987 | prominence_ref= | range= Bow Range | parent_peak = | listing = {{unbulleted list |Mountains of Alberta |Mountains of British Columbia}} | country= Canada | subdivision1_type= Provinces | subdivision1= | part_type = Protected area | part = | map= Canada Alberta#Canada British Columbia#Canada | map_caption= Location in Alberta##Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada | label_position= right#left | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Hungabee | coordinates= | coordinates_ref= | topo_map= NTS | first_ascent= 21 July 1903 | easiest_route= rock/snow climb
Mount Hungabee, officially Hungabee Mountain, is a mountain located on the boundaries of Banff National Park and Yoho National Park on the Continental Divide at the head of Paradise Valley, in Canada. The peak was named in 1894 by Samuel Allen after the Stoney Indian (also known as Nakoda) word for "chieftain" as the mountain is higher than its neighbouring peaks. The mountain can be seen from the Icefields Parkway (#93) in the upper Bow Valley.
Climbing
;History Mt. Hungabee was first climbed in 1903 by H.C. Parker who was guided by Hans Kaufmann and Christian Kaufmann.
;Routes The normal climbing route is via the west ridge (III 5.4) which features route finding challenges. Early summer is not recommended due to avalanche hazard from snow on the NW face.
Geology
Mount Hungabee is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Hungabee is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
Gallery
File:Opabin Plateau Alpine Tarn.jpg|Mount Hungabee (left) and Opabin Pass File:Mt hungabee from paradise valley.jpg|As seen from Paradise Valley in 2007 File:Hungabee Mountain & Paradise Valley.jpg|Hungabee Mountain & Paradise Valley
References
References
- Hungabee Mountain. 51.3319. -116.2851. 2023-07-23
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- {{cite bcgnis
- {{cite crdb |id= 660|name=Mount Hungabee |access-date=2004-05-04}}
- {{Belyea-Banff-NP
- Gadd, Ben. (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias".
- {{Cite Köppen-Geiger cc 2007
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