Mount Kitchener

Mount Kitchener is a mountain located within the Columbia Icefield of Jasper National Park, which is part of the Canadian Rockies. The mountain can be seen from the Icefields Parkway near Sunwapta Pass.
Mt. Kitchener was originally named Mount Douglas by J. Norman Collie after David [Douglas (botanist)|David Douglas]. In 1916, the mountain was renamed Mount Kitchener, its present-day name, after Lord Kitchener, who had just been killed in World War I.

Climbing

;Routes

SouthWest Slopes I
Grand Central Couloir V 5.9
Ramp Route V 5.8

;Notable ascents

1975 Grand Central Couloir by Jeff Lowe and Michael Weis

Mount K2

Mount K2, elevation 3,090m, was named in 1938 by Rex Gibson, apparently to signify this as a secondary peak of Mount Kitchener.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Kitchener is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below with wind chill factors below.