Mount Hungabee

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.^[4][1] The mountain can be seen from the Icefields Parkway (#93) in the upper Bow Valley.

Mount Hungabee
Hungabee Mountain
Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation	3,492 m (11,457 ft)[1][2]
Prominence	987 m (3,238 ft)[3]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°19′58″N 116°17′02″W[4]
Geography
Mount Hungabee Location in Alberta Show map of Alberta Mount Hungabee Mount Hungabee (British Columbia) Show map of British Columbia
Interactive map of Mount Hungabee
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta British Columbia
Protected area	Banff National Park Yoho National Park
Parent range	Bow Range
Topo map	NTS 82N8 Lake Louise[4]
Climbing
First ascent	21 July 1903[3]
Easiest route	rock/snow climb

Climbing

History

Mt. Hungabee was first climbed in 1903 by H.C. Parker who was guided by Hans Kaufmann and Christian Kaufmann.^[1]

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.^[1]

Geology

Mount Hungabee is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.^[5] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.^[6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Hungabee is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[7] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

Gallery

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  Mount Hungabee (left) and Opabin Pass
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  As seen from Paradise Valley in 2007
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  Hungabee Mountain & Paradise Valley

See also

• List of peaks on the Alberta–British Columbia border

References

1. "Mount Hungabee". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2004-05-04.
2. "Topographic map of Hungabee Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
3. "Hungabee Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
4. "Hungabee Mountain". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
5. Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
6. Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
7. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.

Further reading

• Chic, Scott (2000). Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering. Rocky Mountain Books. p. 175. ISBN 9780921102595.

External links

• Hungabee Mountain on summitpost.org