Isabelle Peak
Appearance
Isabelle Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,934[1] m (9,626 ft) |
Prominence | 203 m (666 ft) |
Coordinates | 51°07′30″N 116°00′30″W / 51.12500°N 116.00833°W |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta-British Columbia, Canada |
Parent range | Ball Range |
Topo map | NTS 82N/01 |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1913 |
Easiest route | Scramble |
Isabelle Peak is a peak located on the Continental Divide on the border of Banff and Kootenay National Parks in the Canadian Rockies.
Origin of the Name
The mountain was named in 1913 by R.D. McCaw, who made a phototopographic survey along the route of the Banff-Windermere road. The survey was made for the British Columbia government/ The name "Isabelle" given by McCaw to one of his photographic stations at the request of Mr. W.W. Bell, engineer in charge of construction of the Banff-Windermere Road at the time. Bell had asked McCaw to name a mountain after his wife Isabelle.[2]
Climbing
The Interprovincial Boundary Commission made the first ascent of the peak in 1913.
See also
- Mountains of Alberta
- Mountains of British Columbia
- List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border
References
External links
- "Isabelle Peak". BC Geographical Names.
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- "Isabelle Peak". Bivouac.com. in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia.