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Jasper National Park, Alberta — Astoria/Whirlpool valleys, Canadian Rockies · Canada
Mount Edith Cavell
Mount Edith Cavell rises as an isolated glaciated massif above the Astoria and Whirlpool valleys, its sheer 300-metre north face and the hanging Angel Glacier making it one of the most photographed peaks in the Canadian Rockies. The standard West Ridge is a long day of exposed scrambling and short glacier travel rather than technical climbing, but the mountain's real reputation was built on its north wall, a serious ice-and-rock face that drew some of North America's best alpinists in the 1960s. Because it stands apart from neighbouring ranges rather than buried in a massif, Edith Cavell carries outsized topographic prominence for its modest elevation, and its summit views span the Tonquin Valley's Ramparts to the Athabasca valley. The peak's dramatic profile and easy roadside access have made it as much a hiking and sightseeing destination as a climbing objective.
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