Cirque Peak (Alberta)

Cirque Peak
Cirque Peak from Helen Lake, July 1994
Highest point
Elevation2,993 m (9,820 ft)[1]
Prominence341 m (1,119 ft)[2]
Parent peakObservation Peak[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°42′00″N 116°25′04″W / 51.70000°N 116.41778°W / 51.70000; -116.41778[3]
Geography
Cirque Peak is located in Alberta
Cirque Peak
Cirque Peak
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaBanff National Park
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N9 Hector Lake[3]
Climbing
First ascent1899[2][4]
Easiest routeEasy Scramble[5]

Cirque Peak is a 2,993-metre (9,820-foot) peak located directly west of Dolomite Pass in the Bow River valley of Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.

The mountain forms a cirque, hence the name.[6]

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  3. ^ a b "Cirque Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
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  6. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 34. Retrieved 2019-06-08.