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Chimney Peak (Canada)

Coordinates: 51°15′52″N 116°09′19″W / 51.26444°N 116.15528°W / 51.26444; -116.15528
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Chimney Peak
Chimney Peak is located in Alberta
Chimney Peak
Chimney Peak
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Chimney Peak is located in British Columbia
Chimney Peak
Chimney Peak
Chimney Peak (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation3,002 m (9,849 ft)[1][2]
Prominence137 m (449 ft)[3]
Parent peakMount Fay (3235 m)
Listing
Coordinates51°15′52″N 116°09′19″W / 51.26444°N 116.15528°W / 51.26444; -116.15528[4]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Protected areas
Parent rangeBow Range
Topo mapNTS 82N8 Lake Louise[5]
Climbing
First ascent1910 E.O. Wheeler, T.G. Longstaff

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.[4] It was named in 1910 by T.G. Longstaff and Captain E.O. Wheeler who made its first ascent through a chimney.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Chimney Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  2. ^ "Topographic map of Chimney Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
  3. ^ "Chimney Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
  4. ^ a b c "Chimney Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2014-07-12.
  5. ^ "Chimney Peak (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-28.