Pika Peak

Pika Peak
Pika Peak Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation	3,053 m (10,016 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence	13 m (43 ft) [3]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	51°29′47″N116°06′24″W / 51.49639°N 116.10667°W / 51.49639; -116.10667 [4]
Geography
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Protected area	Banff National Park
Parent range	Slate Range
Topo map	NTS 82N8 Lake Louise [4]
Climbing
First ascent	1911
Easiest route	Difficult Scramble [5]

Pika Peak is a mountain located between Mount Richardson and Ptarmigan Peak in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada The mountain was named in 1928 after the pika, the small "rock rabbit" that inhabits alpine regions.

The Lake Louise Mountain Resort is developed on the southern slopes of the Merlin Ridge, which includes Mount Richardson, Ptarmigan Peak and Pika Peak. A campground is located at the foot of the mountain, near Hidden Lake.

The first ascent was made in 1911 by L.L. Delafield and L.M. Earle, who were guided by Rudolph Aemmer and Edward Feuz jr. ^[1]

Routes

The scrambling route via the Richardson-Pika col and the west ridge is rated difficult. Either gain the col by ascending Mt. Richardson (easy scramble) or by attacking the lower flanks of Pika Peak above Hidden Lake. ^[5]

See also

• List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies

References

1. "Pika Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
2. "Topographic map of Pika Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-09-15.
3. "Pika Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
4. "Pika Peak". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2019-06-08.
5. Kane, Alan (2016). "Pika Peak". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies (3rd ed.). Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. Kindle Edition. ISBN   978-1-77160-098-9.