J. Norman Collie named the mountain in 1898 for the nearby Saskatchewan River.

[3] One report said Collie so named it due to its possession of the headwaters of the North Saskatchewan River.

[7] A 75 m (246 ft) pinnacle unofficially named Lighthouse Tower and also sometimes referred to as "Cleopatra's Needle" (elevation 2,960 m (9,710 ft)),[2] is located two kilometres from the summit on the eastern ridge of Mt.

[8] Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Saskatchewan is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.

[10] The north aspect of the peak supports an unnamed glacier which can be seen well from Parker Ridge.