Wonder Peak

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Wonder Peak
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Wonder Peak at sunset
Highest point
Elevation 2,852 m (9,357 ft) [1]
Prominence 165 m (541 ft)
Coordinates 50°53′41″N115°33′31″W / 50.89472°N 115.55861°W / 50.89472; -115.55861
Geography
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Wonder Peak
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
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Wonder Peak
Wonder Peak (British Columbia)
Location Alberta
British Columbia
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine
Climbing
First ascent 1913 Conrad Kain, Boundary Commission [2]
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Wonder Peak from Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park

Wonder Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia in the Canadian Rockies. Situated on the Continental Divide, it also straddles the shared boundary of Banff National Park with Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park. It was named in 1913 by Arthur O. Wheeler and Conrad Kain. [1] [2]

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Geology

Wonder Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. [3] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. [4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Wonder Peak 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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