Mount Sarrail (angles)

Mount Sarrail is a 3,159-metre (10,364-foot) mountain summit located in Kananaskis Country. Mount Sarrail is situated 1.0 km north of the Continental Divide, within Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Foch, 1.0 km (0.62 mi) to the southeast. Mount Sarrail can be seen from Upper Kananaskis Lake and Alberta Highway 40. The mountain was named in 1918 for General Maurice Sarrail (1856-1929), the commander of the French Third Army in World War I (Wikipedia). Here are […]

Mount Sarrail

Start early: it’s a long hike. Park at the Upper Kananaskis Lake lot closest to the Rawson Lake. First 9 kilometers along the shore of Upper Kananaskis Lake and then after left turn on the fork to Aster Lake through the forest next to Hidden Lake are plain and easy. After the tree line an established and scenic path ascends through a couple of boulder fields. And this is where all the fun begins. The ridge goes on, and on, […]