Photo: The Towers from the north (courtesy Carol Evans)
The Towers
- 2846 m (9,338ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
- Hiking and Trails
50.8867N -115.601W
Located on the continental divide in the Marvel Lake Valley; western buttress of Wonder Pass
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Banff/Assiniboine
Headwater: Bow/Kootenay
Located on the continental divide in the Marvel Lake Valley; western buttress of Wonder Pass
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Banff/Assiniboine
Headwater: Bow/Kootenay
Ascent Date: 1916
Ascent Party: Interprovincial Boundary Commission
Ascent Party: Interprovincial Boundary Commission
Year Named: 1917
Named by: Arthur Wheeler
Named for: The mountain features large, tower-like spires.
Named by: Arthur Wheeler
Named for: The mountain features large, tower-like spires.
Popular Hike: Assiniboine
This mountain is sometimes confused with "The Tower" in the Smuts Creek valley north of Spray Lake.
Photo: The Towers from the north (courtesy Bob Evans)