Popes Peak
Popes Peak | |
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![]() ![]() Popes Peak Location in Alberta and British Columbia | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,163 m (10,377 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 81 m (266 ft)[3] |
Parent peak | Collier Peak (3232 m)[3] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 51°24′08″N 116°17′40″W / 51.40222°N 116.29444°WCoordinates: 51°24′08″N 116°17′40″W / 51.40222°N 116.29444°W[4] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Protected areas |
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Parent range | Bow Range |
Topo map | NTS 82N08 Lake Louise[4] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1903 George Collier, Joseph Collier, Christian Kaufmann[1][3] |
Easiest route | North Face III |
Popes Peak is a mountain on the border of Alberta and British Columbia in Western Canada. It is located on the Continental Divide and is part of the Bow Range of the Canadian Rockies. The mountain sits between Lake Louise Valley and Cataract Brook, bordering both Banff and Yoho national parks.
The peak was named in 1887 after John Henry Pope, a Canadian politician.[5]
The mountain was first climbed in 1903 by George Collier and his brother Joseph, guided by Christian Kaufmann. It was originally known as "Boundary Peak", since the Continental Divide and therefore the British Columbia-Alberta border goes through the mountain, which is just south of Kicking Horse Pass.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b "Pope's Peak". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
- ^ "Topographic map of Pope's Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ^ a b c "Popes Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ^ a b "Popes Peak (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ^ a b "Popes Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
Categories:
- Three-thousanders of Alberta
- Three-thousanders of British Columbia
- Canadian Rockies
- Borders of British Columbia
- Borders of Alberta
- Great Divide of North America
- Mountains of Banff National Park
- Mountains of Jasper National Park
- Alberta geography stubs
- British Columbia Interior geography stubs