Wales Peak

Wales Peak
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Highest point
Elevation	3,121 m (10,240 ft) [1] [a]
Prominence	210 m (690 ft) [1]
Parent peak	Chaba Peak (3212 m) [1]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	52°11′06″N117°39′21″W / 52.18500°N 117.65583°W / 52.18500; -117.65583 [4] [5]
Geography
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range	Park Ranges
Topo map	NTS 83C4 Clemenceau Icefield [4]
Climbing
First ascent	1927 J. DeLaittre, W. MacLaurin, J. Weber [1] [2]

Wales Peak is located East of Wood Arm in Kinbasket Lake and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border. ^[6] It was named in 1927 by Alfred J. Ostheimer after the British astronomer William Wales who sailed on Captain Cook's second voyage of discovery. ^{[2] [1]}

See also

• List of peaks on the Alberta–British Columbia border
• List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies

References

1. "Wales Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
2. "Wales Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-02-18.
3. "Topographic map of Wales Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
4. "Wales Peak [Alberta]". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2022-02-18.
5. "Wales Peak [B.C.]". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2025-02-23.
6. "Wales Peak". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2025-02-23.

Notes

1. Other sources state 3109 m. ^{[2] [3]}