From Peakfinder.
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---was the first man to reach the summit of Mount ---------. He summarized the significance of this well known mountain when he wrote, "Its massive pyramid forms a conspicuous landmark from almost every considerable eminence for scores of miles around, towering fully 1500 feet above its neighbours, and by its isolation no less than by its splendid outline commanding attention and admiration."
Although it can only be seen from one relatively lightly travelled roadside location in Alberta, Mount --------- has become one of the most recognized mountains of the Rockies. This is undoubtedly because of its distinctive pyramidal shape as well as the lovely glacier and lake which lie below it when viewed from its most photographed angle. Christened "The Matterhorn of North America" by early travellers, its profile is classic. The peak is visible from Buller Pond on the Smith-Dorrien Trail. From this viewpoint, it is the mountains height and massiveness which are most impressive and the "Matterhorn like" shape does not present itself. The east-facing cliffs of Mount --- rise over 1700 metres above the valley below.
A second roadside viewpoint is from Highway #93 in Kootenay National Park. An outstanding view of its distant summit may be seen from the Simpson River, 3.4 km north of the Simpson River footbridge or 2.7 km south of Verdant Creek (at Vermilion Crossing or Kootenay Park Lodge).
For those who hike and climb to the higher elevations, the mountain's easily identified shape together with the fact that it towers above its neighbours, makes ---- the most easily recognized of distant peaks. It is located on the Continental Divide, with Banff National Park to the east and Mount ---- Provincial Park to the west. With an elevation of 3618 metres, Mount ---- is the tallest mountain south of the Bow Valley, and one must travel north to the area of the Columbia Icefield to find a higher peak.
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BTW Sticky, the 'dome' is north of Banff and is shaped pretty much as differently as one mountain can be shaped from another, as the one described above.