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Gong Peak

Coordinates: 52°22′11″N 117°27′33″W / 52.36972°N 117.45917°W / 52.36972; -117.45917
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Gong Peak
Gong Peak is located in Alberta
Gong Peak
Gong Peak
Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation3,120 m (10,240 ft)[1]
Prominence280 m (920 ft)[2]
Parent peakMount Smythe (3,240 m)[2]
Coordinates52°22′11″N 117°27′33″W / 52.36972°N 117.45917°W / 52.36972; -117.45917[3]
Geography
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeWinston Churchill Range
Topo mapNTS 83C/06
Climbing
First ascent1936 by E. Cromwell, E. Cromwell Jr., F.S. North, J. Monroe Thorington[1][2]
Easiest routerock/snow climb

Gong Peak is a mountain located in the Sunwapta River Valley of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. The peak lies three km southeast of Mount Weiss. The mountain was named in 1919 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey after nearby Gong Lake.[1]

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Gong Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  3. ^ "Gong Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-17.