Chimney Peak (Canada)

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Chimney Peak
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Chimney Peak
Location in Alberta
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Chimney Peak
Location in British Columbia
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Chimney Peak
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation 3,001 m (9,846 ft) [1]
Prominence 131 m (430 ft) [1]
Parent peak Mount Fay (3235 m)
Listing
Coordinates 51°15′52″N116°09′19″W / 51.26444°N 116.15528°W / 51.26444; -116.15528 [2]
Geography
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Protected areas
Parent range Bow Range [3]
Topo map NTS 82N8 Lake Louise [3] [2]
Climbing
First ascent 1910 by E.O. Wheeler and T.G. Longstaff [4] [1]

Chimney Peak is located at the northeastern end of Kootenay National Park just south of Quadra Mountain and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border. [2] It was named in 1910 by T.G. Longstaff and Captain E.O. Wheeler who made its first ascent through a chimney. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chimney Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Chimney Peak". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  3. 1 2 "Chimney Peak [Alberta]". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  4. ↑ "Chimney Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
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