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Mount Robson, with a maximum elevation of 3,954 m, making it the highest mountain in the Canadian Rockies, is located 72 km northwest of Jasper townsite and 10 km southwest of the Continental Divide.
Name
There is much speculation about its name, but it was probably named originally after Colin Robertson, an officer of the HBC post at St Marys in the Peace River country.
Description
Mount Robson’s heavily glaciated northern slopes drop steeply towards Berg Lake. Until recently, the glacier, known as Berg Glacier, reached Berg Lake, where pieces of ice from its lower edge would break free and drop into the lake, forming icebergs even in mid-summer. As of 2026, due to ongoing climate change, Berg Glacier has retreated so far that it no longer touches Berg Lake, compromising its ability to produce icebergs.
A high escarpment on the south side falls off 2,969 m to Kinney Lake.
Ascent
The highly prized first ascent was claimed earlier, but the first complete ascent was made in July 1913 by guide Conrad Kain, with W.W. Foster and A.H. MacCarthy. Foster and MacCarthy both later climbed Mount Logan. The mountain is now climbed by several very challenging routes.
