Mt. Assiniboine
Trip Guide & 3D Map
Canadian Rockies · Difficulty, season, and access — then explore the 3D terrain
Planning snapshot
Mt. Assiniboine is a 11,870 ft summit in the Canadian Rockies (Canada). PeakAtlas rates it alpine technical (Alpine climb); best season is Jul–Sep. Permit required. Typical staging is Canmore (35 mi). PeakAtlas lists 3 OpenStreetMap lodging pins near the summit — coverage is often thinner outside well-mapped regions. Use the 3D map and trip checklist before you go.
- Elevation
- 11,870 ft
- Prominence
- 6,821 ft
- Difficulty tier
- Alpine technical
- Best season
- Jul–Sep
- Permits
- Permit required
- Staging
- Canmore · 35 mi
- Mapped lodging
- 3 OSM places
- Listed trails
- 2
As of 2026-07-31 · Figures come from the PeakAtlas3D catalog: surveyed elevations and prominence, curated difficulty tiers, best-season windows, permit notes, staging-town distances, trail lists, and OpenStreetMap lodging near each summit. Not live weather, quotas, or prices.
How hard is Mt. Assiniboine, and what do you need before you go?
Mt. Assiniboine is listed as Alpine climb with a best season of Jul–Sep. Use the difficulty, permit, and staging details below before you commit to a date.
- Difficulty
- Alpine climb
- Best season
- Jul–Sep
- Access / staging
- Canmore, Alberta
How tall is Mt. Assiniboine, and where is it?
- Location
- Alberta, Canada
- Elevation
- 11,870 ft
- Prominence
- 6,821 ft
- Mountain range
- Canadian Rockies
- Difficulty
- Alpine climb
What makes Mt. Assiniboine notable?
The “Matterhorn of the Rockies,” a perfect pyramidal summit.
The “Matterhorn of the Rockies,” a striking pyramidal peak on the Alberta–British Columbia border.
After you check trip readiness for Mt. Assiniboine, explore the summit on PeakAtlas3D’s interactive 3D topographic map in the Canadian Rockies, Alberta, Canada.
Closest places
- Canmore — Alberta via Hwy 742
- Fortress Mountain Resort — Canada
- Banff — Canada
Notable trails & routes
- Naiset Cabins approach
- Wonder Pass