Chimney Peak
Chimney Peak | |
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Chimney Peak Location in Alberta and British Columbia | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,002 m (9,849 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 137 m (449 ft)[2] |
Parent peak | Mount Fay |
Coordinates | 51°15′52″N 116°09′19″W / 51.26444°N 116.15528°WCoordinates: 51°15′52″N 116°09′19″W / 51.26444°N 116.15528°W[3] |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta / British Columbia |
Parent range | Bow Range |
Topo map | NTS 82N8 Lake Louise |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1910 E.O. Wheeler, T.G. Longstaff |
Chimney Peak is located along the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide just south of Quadra Mountain. It was named in 1910 by T.G. Longstaff and Captain E.O. Wheeler who made its first ascent through a chimney.[3]
See also[]
- List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border
- Mountains of Alberta
- Mountains of British Columbia
References[]
- ^ "Chimney Peak". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
- ^ "Chimney Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ^ a b "Chimney Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
Categories:
- Three-thousanders of Alberta
- Three-thousanders of British Columbia
- Canadian Rockies
- Alberta geography stubs
- British Columbia geography stubs