Mount Kitchener
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Mount Kitchener is located within the Columbia Icefield of Jasper National Park, which is part of the Canadian Rockies. The mountain can be seen from the Icefields Parkway (#93) near Sunwapta Pass.
Mt. Kitchener was originally named Mount Douglas by J. Norman Collie after David Douglas. In 1916, the mountain was renamed to its present day name after Lord Kitchener, who had just been killed in World War I.
Routes
- SouthWest Slopes (Normal Route) I
- Grand Central Couloir V 5.9
- Ramp Route V 5.8
External links
- Mt. Kitchener on Peakfinder (http://www.peakfinder.com/peakfinder.asp?PeakName=Mount+Kitchener)
- Mt. Kitchener unofficial summit log (http://www.peakware.com/encyclopedia/peaks/addapeak142.htm)