Mount Glasgow
(2935 m)
Mount Glasgow, together with Mount Cornwall, Outlaw Peak, and Banded Peak form a small range which lies between the Little Elbow River to the north and the Elbow River to the south. For some reason this group seems to attract falls of early and late season snow. Often in the late spring and early summer, where rain has fallen on nearby mountains, this group will be white with fresh snow. The late summer often sees this phenomenon as well.

Mount Glasgow is one of the most distinctive peaks seen from the prairies in the Calgary area. In 1792, Peter Fidler, the first non-native to visit southern Alberta, took bearings on this easily identified peak as he travelled across the prairies near present-day Calgary and south to the Highwood River. In his journal he wrote of, "a remarkable high cliff, very much resembling a Pyramid -from which very near resemblance I shall call it by that name." This is the first instance of a non-native naming a peak in the Canadian Rockies. However the name was not used by later visitors presumably because it was not noted on any map which Peter Fidler might have made. *Peter Fidler was also the first non-native to enter the Rockies and to climb one.

The Marquis of Lorne sketched this group of four peaks during an ambitious, cross-country trip he made during his years as Governor General of Canada (1878 - 1883). He was married to the fourth daughter of Queen Victoria, princess Louise Alberta. The province was named in her honour as was Lake Louise. Another interesting connection is that an etching of the Marquis''s sketch was made by Edward Whymper who was an engraver by trade at the time. After an interest in mountains was aroused, Whymper went on to lead the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. He made several visits to the Canadian Rockies during the first decade of the twentieth century. Whymper''s engraving appeared in "Canada''s Pictures," the book which the Marquis wrote about his trip.

When viewed from Calgary, Mount Glasgow is an attractive Pyramid-shaped peak (Peter Fidler''s name was most appropriate). After a snowfall the faces are often completely snow covered. Richmond Road, in southwest Calgary, is oriented in such a way that Mount Glasgow rises in the distance.
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