For the peak by this name in Banff National Park, see Mount Saskatchewan (Alberta)

Mount Saskatchewan (Alberta)

Mount Saskatchewan is a mountain located in the North Saskatchewan River valley of Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.J. Norman Collie named the mountain in 1898 for the nearby Saskatchewan River....

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Mount Saskatchewan is a mountain

Mountain

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 located in the extreme southwestern corner of Yukon

Yukon

Yukon is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three federal territories. It was named after the Yukon River. The word Yukon means "Great River" in Gwich’in....

 in Kluane National Park and Reserve

Kluane National Park and Reserve

Kluane National Park and Reserve are two units of Canada's national park system, located in the extreme southwestern corner of Yukon Territory. Kluane National Park Reserve was established in 1972, covering 22,016 square kilometres....

. The peak was named in 1967 for the province of Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan

Saskatchewan is a prairie province in Canada, which has an area of . Saskatchewan is bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North Dakota....

to mark Canada's centennial.

As of 2006, the mountain remains unclimbed. The first attempt was made in 1967 as part of Canada's centennial celebrations. A team from Saskatchewan attempted to climb it in May 2005 to celebrate the centennial of the province. However, warmer than usual weather conditions and difficulties in finding a relatively safe route rebuffed the attempt.