Mount Woolley
| Mount Woolley | |
|---|---|
 E face of Wooley | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,405 m (11,171 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 565 m (1,854 ft) [2] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 52°17′48″N 117°25′24″W / 52.29667°N 117.42333°WCoordinates: 52°17′48″N 117°25′24″W / 52.29667°N 117.42333°W [2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Woolley Location in Alberta | |
| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Winston Churchill Range |
| Topo map | NTS 83C/06 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 11:20 on July 28,1925, by a Japanese team (Six Japanese men including Yūkō Maki and three men from Switzerland) |
| Easiest route | rock/snow climb |
Mount Woolley is a mountain in Alberta, Canada, located in the Sunwapta River Valley of Jasper National Park, 1½ km south of Diadem Peak and is part of Winston Churchill Range of the Canadian Rockies.
History
The mountain was named in 1898 by J. Norman Collie after Herman Woolley. Woolley, a former football player, climbed extensively with Collie during his 1898 and 1902 expeditions into the Canadian Rockies.[1]
The first ascent was made in 1925 by a Japanese team consisting of S. Hashimoto, H. Hatano, T. Hayakawa, Y. Maki, Y. Mita and N. Okabe. They were guided by Hans Fuhrer, H. Kohler and J. Weber.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 "Mount Woolley". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
- 1 2 "Mount Woolley". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
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