Mount Chephren

Mount Chephren is a mountain located in the Mistaya River Valley of Banff National Park, Canada.

Mount Chephren was named after Chephren, the 4th Dynasty Egyptian pharaoh. The mountain was originally named Pyramid Mountain in 1897 by J. Norman Collie, but it conflicted with an identically named peak in Jasper National Park, so it was renamed in 1924 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada to its present name.<ref name=NRC/><ref name=Kane1999/><ref name=crdb/>

Routes

Scramble

Mount Chephren is rated a difficult scramble on the south face due to its steep upper slopes with possible snow and ice difficulties. Considerable snow on the route would likely require crampons and an ice axe, thereby pushing the climb into the realm of technical mountaineering. The best conditions for scrambling would normally be late July and August.<ref name=Kane1999/>

The trail head is located at the west end of the Waterfowl Lakes campground off the Icefields Parkway in Banff National Park. The elevation gain from the trail head to the summit is Template:Convert.<ref name=Kane1999/>

Technical

There are three main routes:<ref name=crdb/><ref name="Dougherty1991"/>

• South Face/West Ridge (Normal Route) II
• East Face V 5.9 A1
• The Wild Thing VI 5.9 A3 WI4

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Chephren is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.<ref name=Belyea1960>Template:Belyea-Banff-NP</ref> Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.<ref name=gadd>Template:Cite book</ref>

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Chephren is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.<ref name=Peel>Template:Cite journal</ref> Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

Gallery

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  Mount Chephren and Waterfowl Lake seen from the Icefields Parkway

References

Notes