Chimney Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,002 m (9,849 ft) [1] [2] |
Prominence | 137 m (449 ft) [3] |
Parent peak | Mount Fay (3235 m) |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 51°15′52″N 116°09′19″W / 51.26444°N 116.15528°W [4] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Protected areas | |
Parent range | Bow Range |
Topo map | NTS 82N8 Lake Louise [5] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1910 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]