Pika Peak is a mountain

Mountain

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 located between Mount Richardson

Mount Richardson (Alberta)

Mount Richardson is the highest mountain of the Slate Range located beside Pika Peak in Banff National Park. The mountain was named in 1859 by James Hector after Sir John Richardson who was the ship's surgeon and naturalist on John Franklin's 1819 and 1825 expeditions into the Arctic.The Lake...

 and Ptarmigan Peak in Banff National Park

Banff National Park

Banff National Park is Canada's oldest national park, established in 1885 in the Rocky Mountains. The park, located 110–180 kilometres west of Calgary in the province of Alberta, encompasses of mountainous terrain, with numerous glaciers and ice fields, dense coniferous forest, and alpine...

. The mountain was named in 1928 after the pika

Pika

The pika is a small mammal, with short limbs, rounded ears, and short tail. The name pika is used for any member of the Ochotonidae, a family within the order of lagomorphs, which also includes the Leporidae . One genus, Ochotona, is recognised within the family, and it includes 30 species...

, the small "rock rabbit" that inhabits alpine regions.

The Lake Louise Mountain Resort

Lake Louise Mountain Resort

The Lake Louise Ski Area is a ski resort located in Banff National Park, near the village of Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada. It can be reached from Banff, from where it is a 35 to 45 minute drive west on Trans-Canada Highway, or Calgary, a 2-hour drive...

 is developed on the southern slopes of the Merlin Ridge, which includes Mount Richardson

Mount Richardson (Alberta)

Mount Richardson is the highest mountain of the Slate Range located beside Pika Peak in Banff National Park. The mountain was named in 1859 by James Hector after Sir John Richardson who was the ship's surgeon and naturalist on John Franklin's 1819 and 1825 expeditions into the Arctic.The Lake...

, Ptarmigan Peak and Pika Peak. A campground is located at the foot of the mountain, near Hidden Lake

Hidden Lake (Alberta)

Hidden Lake is a small glacial lake in the Skoki Valley of Banff National Park, Canada. It is located in the Slate Range of the Canadian Rockies....

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The first ascent was made in 1911 by L.L. Delafield and L.M. Earle, who were guided by Rudolph Aemmer and Edward Feuz jr.

Routes

The scrambling route via the Richardson-Pika col and the west ridge is rated difficult. Either gain the col by ascending Mt. Richardson (easy scramble) or by attacking the lower flanks of Pika Peak above Hidden Lake

Hidden Lake (Alberta)

Hidden Lake is a small glacial lake in the Skoki Valley of Banff National Park, Canada. It is located in the Slate Range of the Canadian Rockies....

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