Stanley Peak (Ball Range)

For other uses, see Stanley Peak (disambiguation).
Stanley Peak

Stanley Peak from Mt. Whymper, 2004
Highest point
Elevation 3,155 m (10,351 ft)
Prominence 248 m (814 ft)
Coordinates 51°10′15″N 116°03′20″W / 51.17083°N 116.05556°W / 51.17083; -116.05556Coordinates: 51°10′15″N 116°03′20″W / 51.17083°N 116.05556°W / 51.17083; -116.05556
Geography
Location Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada
Parent range Ball Range
Canadian Rocky Mountains
Topo map NTS 82N/01
Climbing
First ascent 1901 by Edward Whymper and guides
Easiest route Difficult scramble; UIAA III

Stanley Peak is a 3,155 m high mountain located in the Ball Range, at the northeastern section of Kootenay National Park, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains (British Columbia, Canada).[1][2][3] The mountain was named in 1901 by its first climber, the English explorer Edward Whymper, after Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, the sixth Governor-General of Canada.[1][2][3] There are sources that date the naming in 1912 after Stanley H. Mitchell, Secretary-Treasurer of Alpine Club of Canada.[4]

The peak is visible from the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 93. Stanley Glacier on the northeast face of the peak can be seen up close by following a hiking trail into a hanging valley between the peak and a southern outlier of Storm Mountain.

Stanley Peak can be ascended from a scrambling route by late summer but involves much routefinding among the many ledges and gullies on the north face. Climbing routes (UIAA III) travel the north and northeast faces.

Other BC peaks

There are another two peaks in British Columbia called Stanley Peak. One is 2,935 m high, located at the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (50°49′48″N 123°43′18″W / 50.83000°N 123.72167°W / 50.83000; -123.72167), 24 km north-west from Keyhole Falls and 62 km west from Gold Bridge,.[5] The other is 2,030 m high, in the Stikine Region (59°56′52″N 136°35′35″W / 59.94778°N 136.59306°W / 59.94778; -136.59306) (90 km north-west from Skagway, Alaska United States).[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Stanley Peak - British Columbia #1538". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Stanley Peak". Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia. Peakware.com. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  3. 1 2 "Peak Stanley". Peakfinder.com. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  4. ↑ "Stanley Peak". Geo BC - BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  5. ↑ "Stanley Peak - British Columbia #1801". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  6. ↑ "Stanley Peak - British Columbia #27133". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2 June 2012.


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