Windtower

Elevation (feet):	8,848
Elevation (meters):	2,697
Continent:	North America
Country:	Canada
Range/Region:	Canadian Rockies
Province:	Alberta
Latitude:	50.9883
Longitude:	-115.292
Difficulty:	Scramble
Best months for climbing:	Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Nearest major airport:	Calgary International Airport
Convenient Center:	Calgary/Canmore

Thanks to Kevin Altheim for adding this peak.

An impressive Tower located between Wind Pass and Mount Lougheed. It has a huge north face which overhangs for most the upper portion and is home to a hard technical rock climb called the Iron Butterfly. The standard ascent is of the NE Ridge and it can be easily scrambled on the west side from Wind Pass.

Named in 1950 presumably after Wind Pass and Wind Creek.

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