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{{Infobox Mountain
| Name = Mount Temple
| Photo = Mount_Temple.jpg
| Caption = North face of Mt. Temple from [[Fairview Mountain (Alberta)|Mt. Fairview]]
| Elevation = 3,543 metres (11,624 feet){{convert|3543|m|ft|0|lk=on}}
| Location = [[Alberta|Alberta, Canada]]
| Range = [[Bow Range]]
| Prominence = {{convert|1540|m|ft|0|abbr=on}}<ref name=cme>[http://bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=1584 Mount Temple on the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia] (bivouac.com)</ref>
| Coordinates = {{coor dms|51|20|101|03|N|116|12|201|W|type:mountain_region:CA}}<ref name=cme />
| Topographic map = [[National Topographic System|NTS]] 82N/08
| Type = [[Quartzite]] and [[limestone]]
| Age = 550 million years<ref name=pf>[http://www.peakfinder.com/peakfinder.ASP?PeakName=Mount+Temple Mt. Temple on Peakfinder]</ref>⏎
| First ascent = 1894 by [[Walter Wilcox]], [[Samuel Allen]] and L.F. Frissel<ref name=pf />
| Easiest route = [[scrambling|scramble]] (SW)
}}
{{otheruses|Mount Temple (disambiguation)}}

'''Mount Temple''' is a mountain in [[Banff National Park]] of the [[Canadian Rockies]]. Mt. Temple is located in the [[Bow River]] Valley between Paradise Creek and Moraine Creek and is the highest peak in the [[Lake Louise, Alberta|Lake Louise]] area. The peak dominates the western landscape along the [[Trans-Canada Highway]] from [[Castle Junction]] to Lake Louise.

The mountain was named by [[George Mercer Dawson]] in [[1884]] after Sir [[Richard Temple]] who visited the Canadian Rockies in the same year. Mt. Temple was also the first 11,000 foot peak to be climbed in the Canadian segment of the [[Rocky Mountains]].<ref name=pf />

On [[July 11]] [[1955]], in one of Canada's most tragic mountaineering accidents, seven [[United States|American]] male teenagers were killed on the southwest ridge route. A warm summer day had caused several nearby [[avalanche]]s. They finally decided to turn back and during the descent, an avalanche swept 10 members of the party 200 metres (650 ft) down the snowfield through a bottleneck of rocks. Unfortunately, the entire party only had one [[ice axe]] among them and were not well prepared for the seriousness of the route. The party had also gone up the route without either of their two group leaders.⏎
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In [[1996]] on a blissful summer day, a small wedding ceremony was performed on the summit. Apparently, the wedding night was not spent on top.<ref name=acc>[http://alpineclub-edm.org/accidents/accident.asp?id=601 1955 Accident Report]</ref>

==Routes==

The mountain offers several routes for climbers and the normal route on the southwest side offers a moderate class [[scrambling]] route. See ''[[Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies]]'' for a description of that route. Climbers must be careful on this "easy" climb due to falling rock and if lost on the route, steep cliffs and avalanches.
* South-West Ridge (Normal Route) I
**By late July or early August, the southwest ridge is generally free of snow and is a moderate scramble for experienced parties. An [[ice axe]] is recommended for the summit.
* East Ridge IV 5.7
* North Face, Elzinga/Miller IV 5.7

Current route conditions can be obtained from a climbing warden at the park information centre in Lake Louise. A climber's log outside the centre may also provide comments from other climbers.

==External links==
* [http://www.peakfinder.com/peakfinder.ASP?PeakName=Mount+Temple Mt. Temple on Peakfinder] - more peak history
* [http://bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=1584 Mount Temple on the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia] (bivouac.com)
* [http://www.peakware.com/peaks.html?pk=249 Mt. Temple on Peakware]
* [http://alpineclub-edm.org/accidents/accident.asp?id=601 1955 Accident ReportReferences==
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==External links==
* [http://www.peakware.com/peaks.html?pk=249 Mt. Temple on Peakware]
*[http://www.viewfinderpanoramas.org/panoramas.html Computer-generated virtual panorama from Mount Temple]

{{Canadian Rockies}}

[[Category:Mountains of Alberta|Temple]]

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