Mount Assiniboine, also known as Assiniboine Mountain, is a pyramidal peak mountain on the Great Divide, on the British Columbia/Alberta border in Canada. At 3,618 m, it is the highest peak in the Southern Continental Ranges of the Canadian Rockies. Mount Assiniboine rises nearly 1,525 m above Lake Magog. Because of its resemblance to the Matterhorn in …
Mount Assiniboine, also known as Assiniboine Mountain, is a pyramidal peak mountain on the Great Divide, on the British Columbia/Alberta border in Canada. At 3,618 m, it is the highest peak in the Southern Continental Ranges of the Canadian Rockies. Mount Assiniboine rises nearly 1,525 m above Lake Magog. Because of its resemblance to the Matterhorn in the Alps, it is nicknamed the "Matterhorn of the Rockies".
Elevation: 3,618 m (11,870 ft)
Location: Alberta–British Columbia border, Canada
Prominence: 2,086 m (6,844 ft)
Listing: North America prominent peaks 88th · Canada highest major peaks 34th · Canada most prominent peaks 33rd · Canada most isolated peaks 43rd
Parent range: Canadian Rockies · (Assiniboine Area)
Topo map: NTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine
First ascent: 1901 by James Outram, Christian Bohren and Christian Hasler
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