Wind Tower (1,000 m elev. gain)

Kona on Wind Tower, early June just before trail closure for Kananaskis G7 Summit. Mount Lougheed Peak 1 behind with Mount Allan at left and Mt. Sparrowhawk at right.

Three Sisters and Rimwall Summit.

Purple Saxifrage (Saxifraga oppositifolia) on upper slopes.

Alpine skycress (American smelowskia)

Wild Strawberry on lower trail to Wind Pass.

View of steep north face of Wind Tower from Gap Lake, Mt. Lougheed Peak 1 at left.

Wind Tower (1,000 m elev. gain)

Kona Wind Tower
Kona on Wind Tower – Mt. Lougheed peak 1 and Mt. Sparrowhawk behind

Kona on Wind Tower on a hot mid-June day. Lougheed (Peak 1) and Sparrowhawk behind. Part of Lougheed Peak 2 is jutting out behind Peak 1.

Kona Wind Tower
Kona on way up Wind Tower – Mt. Nestor and Spray Lake behind

View of Spray Lakes and Mt. Nestor on way up.

Kona Wind Tower
Kona on Wind Tower – Rimwall Summit, Big Sister and Middle Sister behind.

View toward Rimwall showing upper part of scramble route, Big Sister and Middle Sister behind.

Kona Wind Ridge Tower July 2020
Kona on Wind Ridge, Wind Tower behind

View of Wind Tower (centre peak) from Wind Ridge July 2020. Mt. Lougheed peaks at left.