Mount Kitchener

Mount Kitchener is a prominent peak in Alberta's Jasper National Park, rising from the Columbia Icefield and visible from the Icefields Parkway near Sunwapta Pass in one of the park's most glacier-rich landscapes. First named Mount Douglas by J. Norman Collie for David Douglas, it was renamed in 1916 for Lord Kitchener after his death in the First World War. Its subsidiary summit, Mount K2, was named in 1938 as a secondary peak. Known for established climbing routes, the mountain also gained notice through Jeff Lowe and Michael Weis's August 1975 ascent of the Grand Central Couloir. Its subarctic climate brings severe cold, persistent snow, and serious alpine conditions.

Alberta · Canada