Location: This region is the southeastern part of Jasper Park, excluding the part north of Yellowhead Pass, and excluding the Edith Cavell-Fryatt area which is west of the Athabasca River boundary. Area: 19918 sq km

Includes: Columbia Icefields, Clemenceau Icefield, Jasper, Maligne Range, Queen Elizabeth Ranges, Brazeau, Cline, Lyell Icefield, Maligne Lake

Terrain: The mountains along the western boundary are surrounded by sizeable icefields such as the Clemenceau, Columbia and Lyell Icefields. The northeastern part of this region, such as Brazeau, contains huge grassy meadows instead of big icefields. All of the major peaks still have glaciers, but not the continuous icefields of the more western peaks.

The trees consist of small densely packed spruce and fir trees. There are no larch trees this far north. The area has numerous trails, and where there are no trails, travel through the woods is feasible. Click Here for Mountains

Top Trips
73 The Japanese Route on Mount Alberta Orvel Miskiw
67 Success on Mount Columbia Eric Coulthard
66 Among the Adamants: 2008 KMC Climbing Camp Sandra McGuinness
66 Maligne Range Ski Traverse Robin Tivy
65 Whitegoat Wilderness Traverse - Owen Creek to Beauty Creek Robin Tivy
61 Mount Forbes West Ridge via Glacier Lake Andrew McLeod
60 Old Goats Summer Camp 2005 Rick Collier
59 Rocky Pass to Southesk Pass: Bear with Us on this One David Wasserman
58 Up the Chaba River to Dais Mountain Steve Sheriff
58 Bryce Northeast Ridge Rich Gebert
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Top Photos

31East Face of Columbia from East of the Trench Steph Durocher

25Mount Brazeau From Valad Peak Robin Tivy

22Watchtower from Above the Notch Robin Tivy

22Labelled Panorama of the Freshfield Icefield Eric Coulthard

21Mount Unwin from Maligne Range Robin Tivy

21Endless Chain Ridge from East Side Robin Tivy

20Mount Columbia From Near Snow Dome Philip Mees

20Clemenceau Icefield Including Mount Clemenceau Panorama Lee Lau

20Athabasca Sunset Glow Stephen Skog

20Tusk Peak from Tusk Glacier Lee Lau

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Alpine Journal Articles
1978 Checkmate! (Prattle Creek Headwaters) Robert Kruszyna