At 3,618 m (11,870 ft), it is the highest peak in the Southern Continental Ranges of the Canadian Rockies.

When Dawson saw Mount Assiniboine from Copper Mountain, he saw a plume of clouds trailing away from the top.

This reminded him of the plumes of smoke emanating from the teepees of the Assiniboine people.

[1] Mount Assiniboine lies on the border between Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park, in British Columbia, and Banff National Park, in Alberta.

[6] The mountain can be reached only by a six-hour hike or horse-pack 27 km (17 mi), three-hour bike ride (now disallowed to reduce human / grizzly encounters) or helicopter.