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Many peaks listed here are at the boundary of Yoho National Park. For these peaks, the only routes mentioned are those on the Yoho side.
The most recent guidebooks pertaining to Western Canada (
The Waddington Guide,
Selkirks South,
Selkirks North,
Alpine Select) having adopted the
Alpine Grading System, this grading system has been preferred here to the
NCC one (also known as “Roman numeral grade”). Rock climbing difficulty is indicated in both
UIAA (International Mountaineering and Climbing Federation) grades and
Yosemite Decimal System.
Mountains in Yoho National Park
Mount Bosworth (2771 m)
Routes:
Bosworth Scramble, +1160m, F+, UIAA II (YDS 4th)
Mount Burgess (2599m)
Routes:
North-South Summits, + 1800m, PD+, UIAA III (YDS 5.3) includes Burgess North Peak Scramble, +1330m, (YDS 2nd)
Mount Carnarvon (3040m)
Routes:
Carnarvon Scramble (South Ridge), + 1735m, PD, UIAA II (YDS 4th)
Mount Olive (3130m)
Routes:
Paget Peak (2560m)
Routes:
Paget Peak Ski , +1000m
Paget via Lookout Trail, +1000m, (YDS 2nd)
President / Vice-President (3138m and 3066m)
Routes:
North Glacier (via Little Yoho Valley), +1066m, PD
Southern Glacier (via Emerald Basin), +1305m, PD
Mount Saint Nicholas (2970m)
Routes:
Mount Stephen (3199m)
Routes:
Stephens Scramble (Normal Route), +1920m, PD, UIAA III (YDS 5.3)
North Ridge, +2000m, D-, UIAA V (YDS 5.7)
Unnamed Peak (3155m)
Routes:
Wapta Mountain (2778m)
Routes:
Wapta Scramble, +1330m (from Yoho Valley), PD, UIAA II (YDS 4th)
Watch Tower (2542m)
Routes:
West Face II 5.7, +900m (+100m the climb itself), AD+, UIAA V (YDS 5.7)