About The Whistlers Mountain

The Whistlers Mountain is a 2,470-metre (8,100-foot) summit located in Jasper National Park, in the Trident Range of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.

The municipality of Jasper is situated 7 kilometres to the northeast of the whistlers mountain. The mountain's nearest higher peak is Indian Peak, 2.5 km (1.6 mi) to the southwest. The highest and longest skytram in Canada ascends to a lookout at 2,277 meters elevation, still 193 meters below Whistlers summit, but a hiking trail continues to the mountain summit.

Some of the mountains that can be seen from the top of The Whistlers include Mount Robson, Mount Bridgland, Monarch Mountain, Pyramid Mountain, Hawk Mountain, Mount Colin, Grisette Mountain, Mount Tekarra, Mount Hardisty, Mount Kerkeslin, Terminal Mountain, and Manx Peak.

The Whistlers Mountain History

The descriptive name The Whistlers was applied in 1916 by Édouard-Gaston Deville of the Geological Survey of Canada for the whistling inhabitants of the mountain, the hoary marmot. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1951 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.

Hoary Marmot or Whistler in Jasper, Alberta's Rockies

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