Chancellor Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,266 m (10,715 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 726 m (2,382 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Vaux (3310 m)[2] |
Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
Coordinates | 51°13′27″N 116°30′37″W / 51.22417°N 116.51028°W[3] |
Geography | |
Location | British Columbia, Canada |
District | Kootenay Land District |
Parent range | Ottertail Range Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82N2 McMurdo[3] |
Geology | |
Rock age | Cambrian |
Rock type | sedimentary rock |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1901 James Outram, J.H. Scattergood, G.M. Weed, Christian Hasler Sr.[2] |
Easiest route | Mountaineering |
Chancellor Peak is a 3,266-metre (10,715-foot) mountain summit located in Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Vaux, 4.0 km (2.5 mi) to the north-northwest.[1] Both are part of the Ottertail Range.[2] Chancellor Peak is a landmark in the Kicking Horse River valley and can be seen from the Trans-Canada Highway midway between Golden and Field.