Snow Dome
The Snow Dome is the well-named hump near the center of the vast Columbia Icefield, the largest glaciated expanse in the Rocky Mountians. Ranking about #25 in height in the Canadian Rockies, it is a popular and relatively easy summit for the ski-mountaineers that flock to the Icefield in spring.
However, perhaps the Snow Dome's greatest claim to fame is its status as the only point on the surface of the earth (outside of Antarctica) where water flows into three oceans. Actually, this magic spot is very indeterminate and probably shifts from year to year with the flows of the Columbia Icefield, and appears to be located a way south of the Snow Dome's summit. The provincial boundary notwithstanding, it looks like the Snow Dome summit sits on the divide between the Athabasca and Columbia Glaciers, both of which lead to the Arctic Ocean. Moving south from the Snow Dome, at some point ice starts to flow southweast to the Saskatchewan Glacier (Atlantic Ocean) and southeast to Bryce Creek (Pacific Ocean), in addition to northward flow to one of the above mentioned Arctic glaciers--which one is difficult to determine and may vary.
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Camping, Hiking, Mountaineering, Rock Climbing |
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All Year
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-3520 meters |
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Allowed |
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