Tecumseh, Mount

By vdewit on Mon, 05/27/2013 - 13:11
Trip Details
Attained Summit?: 
Yes
Trip Date: 
Saturday, September 4, 2004
Summit Elevation (m): 
2,549
Summit Elevation (ft): 
8,363
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Interesting Facts: 

(info from peakfinder.com)

The high mountain to the north of Crowsnest Pass has had a complex history in terms of its name. It was originally called Mount Wilson but the members of the Boundary Survey had the name changed to avoid confusion with the Mount Wilson next to the North Saskatchewan River near the Icefields Parkway. The mountain was also known locally as "The Sleeping Giant," as its profile was thought to resemble one...

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Trip Report

Trip Report

Tecumseh doesn't seem like a very popular mountain. It hasn't seen a whole lot of ascents over the past few years and I really don't know why. I found it to be quite enjoyable. Of course that could be because we had such nice weather on it compared to the other mountains! We walked up the access road (well most of the way on the right road - don't ask...)!

Rather then walking, I would definitely recommend biking up that darn road. It's not so bad on the way up but on the way back you will be hurting! (and swearing...)

The ascent up the creek bad is awesome. There is lots of cool scenary to distract you from the elevation gain and the time flies by till you get above the stream and the big boulder field at the top of it. I would recommend going right up along the stream coming down from the left where Kane mentions a sharp left. We went up the drainage on the righthand side and ended up doing a lot of unnecessary side sloping which I personally don't find very cool.

The summit ridge is no problem and the views are nice. There is also a massive wind break on the top which always comes in handy in the Crowsnest Pass area!

The stream from the road. Trust me. BIKE the road - do not WALK it. 
The stream from the road. Trust me. BIKE the road - do not WALK it.
Traversing scree slopes on the way up - not much fun but it worked! 
Traversing scree slopes on the way up - not much fun but it worked!
Looking back at the fun stream part on the way up. 
Looking back at the fun stream part on the way up.
The ridge to the summit of Mount Tecumseh is fun. 
The ridge to the summit of Mount Tecumseh is fun.
The summit of Mount Tecumseh - nicest weather we had all week. 
The summit of Mount Tecumseh- nicest weather we had all week.
Jon descending off the summit ridge of Mount Tecumseh. 
Jon descending off the summit ridge of Mount Tecumseh.
Jon going down Mount Tecumseh's lower scree slopes 
Jon going down Mount Tecumseh's lower scree slopes.