About Mount Sparrowhawk
It was named in 1917 after the HMS Sparrowhawk, a destroyer in the Battle of Jutland during WWI. Sparrowhawk's role in the Battle of Jutland was not one to bring fame and honour to the Royal Navy. She was one of a flotilla of eleven destroyers proceeding through a very dark night with absolutely no idea of where the enemy was and with only a very vague idea of the position of other British ships. In the course of the battle, the destroyers turned to fire torpedoes and as a crewmember of the Sparrowhawk related, "the helm was put over and orders passed to fire the remaining torpedo. The HMS Broke, ahead of us, had also put her helm over but, just as we were both turning, she was hit forward, and when she should have eased her helm and steadied to fire a torpedo, as we were doing, I saw that she was still swinging to port with her helm jammed, and coming straight for our bridge at 28 knots. I remember shouting a warning to everyone to hold on, and to the forward gun's crew to clear the forecastle, just as she hit us." HMS Contest, following in the night, failed to see the damaged Sparrowhawk and sliced off her stern, leaving the crippled ship to lie where she was, unable to steam. At dawn, the Sparrowhawk's crew was horrified when a German light cruiser appeared. Bravely they prepared to engage the much larger enemy warship with their only remaining operable gun while "dead in the water." Much to their relief the enemy ship did not open fire, but "settled down forward, then stood on her head and sank." She was the Ebling which had been severely damaged in an earlier engagement and had been trying to reach the Danish coast. An hour later HMS Marksman appeared and took the Sparrowhawk in tow but when both hawsers, broke, the unfortunate Sparrowhawk was ordered sunk by British gunfire. Mount Sparrowhawk honours the brave crew and this rather unfortunate ship.
This peak was a candidate to be the ski hill for the 1988 Olympics in Calgary. It lost out to nearby Mount Allen. It still is very popular as a climb then ski hill when conditions are right; however the route of ascent is on the scree covered western slopes. Over the years there have been several schemes to develop it as a ski resort but nothing has come of it as of this date. Also, Mount Sparrowhawk is connected via along southeastern ridge to Mount Bogart, a popular pyramid shaped landmark in the heart of Kananaskis Country. Make sure if you ever are going scrambling on Mont Sparrowhawk make sure that you have the essential gear (winter-skis, skins, goggles, gaiters, etc. Summer- gaiters, bear spray, alpine ax).
It's a big mountain, over 3120m, and the way up is relatively straight forward, but there's scree slopes and loose, sharp flint. The timezone in Mount Sparrowhawk is America/Cambridge Bay, having sunrise at 06:46 and sunset at 18:52. Having an average grade of 33.1%, the ascent is 3.5 - 5 hours, while the descent is four, taking a total of 6 - 9 hours because the total distance is about 10km (7 miles). The location of Mount Sparrowhawk is Prairies, Kananaskis, Canadian Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada, North America. The coordinates for the mountain are 51°N, 115°W. Its starting elevation is 1715m, having a gain of 1350m (4643 feet), with an average of 2839m (9314 feet), finally coming to a maximum altitude / height of 3121m (10, 239 feet). Its average steepness is 15.8°. The best time to challenge Mount sparrowhawk is Mid-June - September. Based on peakery data, Mount Sparrowhawk ranks as the 100th highest mountain in Alberta, and the 211th highest in Canada. It's an easy scramble over 10, 000 feet because its linear structure makes it much easier. The nearest major airport to Mount Sparrowhawk is in Calgary, Alberta, while also having a convenient center in Canmore, Alberta. Mount Sparrowhawk's name is official.
This peak was a candidate to be the ski hill for the 1988 Olympics in Calgary. It lost out to nearby Mount Allen. It still is very popular as a climb then ski hill when conditions are right; however the route of ascent is on the scree covered western slopes. Over the years there have been several schemes to develop it as a ski resort but nothing has come of it as of this date. Also, Mount Sparrowhawk is connected via along southeastern ridge to Mount Bogart, a popular pyramid shaped landmark in the heart of Kananaskis Country. Make sure if you ever are going scrambling on Mont Sparrowhawk make sure that you have the essential gear (winter-skis, skins, goggles, gaiters, etc. Summer- gaiters, bear spray, alpine ax).
It's a big mountain, over 3120m, and the way up is relatively straight forward, but there's scree slopes and loose, sharp flint. The timezone in Mount Sparrowhawk is America/Cambridge Bay, having sunrise at 06:46 and sunset at 18:52. Having an average grade of 33.1%, the ascent is 3.5 - 5 hours, while the descent is four, taking a total of 6 - 9 hours because the total distance is about 10km (7 miles). The location of Mount Sparrowhawk is Prairies, Kananaskis, Canadian Rocky Mountains, Alberta, Canada, North America. The coordinates for the mountain are 51°N, 115°W. Its starting elevation is 1715m, having a gain of 1350m (4643 feet), with an average of 2839m (9314 feet), finally coming to a maximum altitude / height of 3121m (10, 239 feet). Its average steepness is 15.8°. The best time to challenge Mount sparrowhawk is Mid-June - September. Based on peakery data, Mount Sparrowhawk ranks as the 100th highest mountain in Alberta, and the 211th highest in Canada. It's an easy scramble over 10, 000 feet because its linear structure makes it much easier. The nearest major airport to Mount Sparrowhawk is in Calgary, Alberta, while also having a convenient center in Canmore, Alberta. Mount Sparrowhawk's name is official.