Beatrice Peak

Beatrice Peak
Beatrice Peak Alberta-BC, Canada
Highest point
Elevation	3,125 m (10,253 ft) ^[1]
Prominence	39 m (128 ft) ^[2]
Coordinates	51°09′46″N 116°01′35″W / 51.16278°N 116.02639°W / 51.16278; -116.02639Coordinates: 51°09′46″N 116°01′35″W / 51.16278°N 116.02639°W / 51.16278; -116.02639 ^[1]
Geography
Location	Alberta-BC, Canada
Parent range	Ball Range
Topo map	NTS 82N/01
Climbing
First ascent	1912 by J.P. Forde, Beatrice Shultz, and party^[2]
Easiest route	Scramble

Beatrice Peak is a peak located on the Continental Divide on the border of Banff and Kootenay National Parks, between Stanley Peak and Mount Ball. The mountain was named in 1912 by the Alpine Club of Canada after Beatrice Shultz who climbed the mountain that year.^[3]

The scrambling route to Mt. Ball includes the ascent of Beatrice Peak.

References

1 2 "Beatrice Peak". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2004-08-29.
1 2 "Beatrice Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-06-23.
↑ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.

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