Isabelle Peak

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Isabelle Peak
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Isabelle Peak seen from the southwest
Highest point
Elevation 2,934 m (9,626 ft) [1]
Prominence 203 m (666 ft) [1]
Parent peak Mount Ball [1]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates 51°07′34″N116°00′33″W / 51.12611°N 116.00917°W / 51.12611; -116.00917 [2]
Geography
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Isabelle Peak
Location of Isabelle Peak in British Columbia
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Isabelle Peak
Isabelle Peak (Alberta)
Location Alberta-British Columbia, Canada
Parent range Ball Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 82N/01
Climbing
First ascent 1913
Easiest route Moderate/Difficult Scramble [3]

Isabelle Peak is a peak located on the Continental Divide on the border of Banff and Kootenay National Parks in the Canadian Rockies.

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Origin of the Name

The mountain was named in 1913 by R.D. McCaw, who made a phototopographic survey along the route of the Banff-Windermere road. The survey was made for the British Columbia government. The name "Isabelle" given by McCaw to one of his photographic stations at the request of Mr. W.W. Bell, engineer in charge of construction of the Banff-Windermere Road at the time. Bell had asked McCaw to name a mountain after his wife Isabelle. [2]

Climbing

The Interprovincial Boundary Commission made the first ascent of the peak in 1913. [4] A moderate/difficult scramble to the summit can be made on the southern slopes. [3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [5] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Isabelle Peak". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2019-06-08.
  3. 1 2 Kane, Alan (1999). "Isabelle Peak". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies . Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 222–223. ISBN   0-921102-67-4.
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  5. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN   1027-5606.