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Grant MacEwan Peak

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Published by vdewit on May 7th, 2009
Trip Details
Trip Activity: 
Scramble
Attained Summit?: 
Yes
Location: 
Kananaskis Country
Trip Date: 
January 16, 2009
Summit Elevation: 
2,148m
Summit Elevation (ft): 
7,050ft
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Interesting Facts: 
Named by the Grant MacEwan Mountain Club in 2006. MacEwan, Grant (Grant MacEwan served as lieutenant-governor of Alberta and mayor of Calgary. He wrote numerous books related to the history of western Canada.) Official name. (info from peakfinder.com)
Related Trips: 
Heart Mountain

An easy scramble. I actually ascended this peak already back in 2001 with Jeff, but it wasn't named yet! I ascended on a beautiful day in mid-January after a morning photo shoot in Banff.

Morning photo of Mount Norquay reflecting in Vermillion Lakes near Banff:

Great view of the Exshaw plant on the way up Heart Mountain... ;-)

The trail is now well-marked - this is a very popular mountain.

Another great morning view of the Bow Valley corridor. I'm now on the traverse from Heart Mountain (in the background) to Grant MacEwan Peak.

Summit of Grant MacEwan:

Barrier Lake from the summit of Grant MacEwan Peak.

Vern on the summit of Grant MacEwan:

Summit panorama looking towards Mary Barclay's Mountain and Barrier Lake. (click to view full size)

Looking back up at part of the traverse of Grant MacEwan. The peak is out of the picture on the upper right.

Another look back up the ridge:

A last look up at Heart Mountain as I complete the loop: