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{{Short description|Mountain in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Mount Assiniboine
| photo = Mount Assiniboine massif.jpg
| photo_caption = Mount Assiniboine seen from above Lake Magog
| elevation_m = 3618
| elevation_ref = <ref name=crdb>{{cite crdb|id=57|name=Mount Assiniboine |access-date=2003-11-02}}</ref>
| prominence_m = 2086
| prominence_ref = <ref name=cme>{{cite bivouac|id=1479 |name=Mount Assiniboine |access-date=2007-06-10}}</ref>
| range = [[Canadian Rockies]]<br />(Assiniboine Area)
| listing = {{unbulleted list
|[[List of the most prominent summits of North America|North America prominent peaks]] 88th
|[[List of highest mountain peaks of Canada|Canada highest major peaks]] 34th
|[[List of Ultras of Canada|Canada most prominent peaks]] 33rd
|[[List of most isolated mountain peaks of Canada|Canada most isolated peaks]] 43rd
}}
| location = [[Alberta]]–[[British Columbia]] border, [[Canada]]
| map = Canada Alberta#Canada British Columbia#Canada
| map_caption = Location in Alberta##Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada
| map_size = 250
| label_position = right#left
| coordinates = {{coord|50|52|10|N|115|39|03|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = <ref name=cgndb>{{cite cgndb|id=JCSTE|name=Mount Assiniboine|access-date=2019-09-15}}</ref>
| topo = [[National Topographic System|NTS]] {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|J|13}}<ref name=cgndb/>
| first_ascent = 1901 by [[James Outram (mountaineer)|James Outram]], [[Christian Bohren]] and [[Christian Hasler]]<ref name=bcparks/>
| easiest_route = rock/snow climb (II/5.5)<ref name=crdb/>
}}

'''Mount Assiniboine''', also known as '''Assiniboine Mountain''', is a [[pyramidal peak]] [[mountain]] on the [[Continental Divide of the Americas|Great Divide]], on the [[British Columbia]]/[[Alberta]] border in [[Canada]].

At {{convert|3618|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}, it is the highest peak in the Southern [[Continental Ranges]] of the [[Canadian Rockies]]. Mount Assiniboine rises nearly {{convert|1525|m|ft|abbr=on}} above Lake Magog. Because of its resemblance to the [[Matterhorn]] in the Alps, it is nicknamed the "Matterhorn of the Rockies".<ref name=Sandford2010/>

Mount Assiniboine was named by [[George Mercer Dawson|George M. Dawson]] in 1885. When Dawson saw Mount Assiniboine from [[Copper Mountain (Alberta)|Copper Mountain]], he saw a plume of clouds trailing away from the top. This reminded him of the plumes of smoke emanating from the [[teepee]]s of the [[Assiniboine|Assiniboine people]].<ref name=crdb/>

Mount Assiniboine lies on the border between [[Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park]], in British Columbia, and [[Banff National Park]], in Alberta.<ref name=bcparks_map/> The mountain can be reached only by a six-hour hike or horse-pack {{convert|27|km|mi|abbr=on}}, three-hour bike ride (now disallowed to reduce human / grizzly encounters) or helicopter.

== Climbing ==
Mt. Assiniboine was first climbed in the summer of 1901 by [[James Outram (mountaineer)|James Outram]], [[Christian Bohren]] and [[Christian Hasler]].<ref name=bcparks/> In 1925, [[Lawrence Grassi]] became the first person to make a solo ascent. On August 27, 2001, Bohren's granddaughter Lonnie along with three others made a successful ascent, celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first ascent.<ref name=crdb />

There are no [[scrambling]] routes up Mt. Assiniboine. The easiest [[mountaineering]] routes are the North Ridge and North Face at [[Yosemite Decimal System|YDS]] 5.5 which are reached from the Hind Hut.

==See also==
*[[List of mountains of British Columbia]]
*[[Mountain peaks of Canada]]
*[[List of mountain peaks of North America]]
*[[List of mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains]]

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=
<ref name=bcparks>
  {{cite web| url = https://bcparks.ca/mount-assiniboine-park/#about-this-park
  | title = Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park| publisher = BC Parks| access-date = 2025-02-01}}</ref>
<ref name=bcparks_map>
  {{cite web | url = https://nrs.objectstore.gov.bc.ca/kuwyyf/mount_assiniboine_park_map_4fbfee83f8.pdf
  | title = Map of Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park | publisher = BC Parks | date = February 28, 2018 | access-date = 2025-02-01 }}</ref>
<ref name=Sandford2010>
  {{cite book | author = Sandford, Robert W. | title = Ecology & Wonder in the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site
   | publisher = Athabasca University Press | year = 2010 | page = 60
   | url = http://www.aupress.ca/index.php/books/120169 | access-date = 2018-10-05 | isbn = 9781897425572}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
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*{{cite bcgnis|id=38454|name=Mount Assiniboine}}
* [http://bivouac.com?MtnPg.asp?MtnId=1479 Biv Home] Mount Assiniboine in Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia (Bivouac.com)
* [http://www.summitpost.org/mountains/mountain_link.pl/mountain_id/235 SummitPost] - Mt. Assiniboine
* {{cite peakware|id=19|name=Mount Assiniboine}}
* {{cite peakbagger|pid=4669|title=Mount Assiniboine, Alberta/British Columbia}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070927211425/http://alpineclub-edm.org/accidents/location.asp?where=365 ACC - Accident history]
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[[Category:Mountains of Banff National Park]]
[[Category:Three-thousanders of British Columbia]]
[[Category:Three-thousanders of Alberta]]
[[Category:Regional District of East Kootenay]]
[[Category:Borders of Alberta]]
[[Category:Borders of British Columbia]]
[[Category:Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park]]
[[Category:Pyramidal peaks]]