Mount Chephren

Mount Chephren
Mount Chephren and Waterfowl Lake seen from the Icefields Parkway
Highest point
Elevation3,266 m (10,715 ft):306
Prominence443 m (1,453 ft)
Parent peakHowse Peak (3295 m)
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°50′25″N 116°40′59″W / 51.84028°N 116.68306°W / 51.84028; -116.68306
Geography
Mount Chephren
Location in Alberta
Interactive map of Mount Chephren
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeWaputik Mountains
Topo mapNTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake
Geology
Rock type(s)Quartzite, Limestone, Dolomite:306
Climbing
First ascent1913 by J.W.A. Hickson, guided by Edward Feuz jr.
Easiest routeScramble (difficult) on south face

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.