Chaba Peak

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Chaba Peak
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Chaba Peak
Location on Alberta/British Columbia boundary
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Chaba Peak
Chaba Peak (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation 3,212 m (10,538 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 278 m (912 ft) [3]
Parent peak Apex Mountain (3250 m) [3]
Listing
Coordinates 52°11′52″N117°40′18″W / 52.1977778°N 117.6716667°W / 52.1977778; -117.6716667 [4]
Geography
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
District Kootenay Land District [5]
Parent range Chaba Icefield Park Ranges
Topo map NTS 83C4 Clemenceau Icefield [4]
Climbing
First ascent 1928 by E. Schoeller and Julius Rahmi (guide) [1] [6]

Chaba Peak is located in the Chaba Icefield south of Fortress Lake in Hamber Provincial Park on the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border. [5] It was named in 1920 after the Chaba River by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey. [5] Chaba is the Stoney Indian word for beaver. [1] [3]

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References

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