Commonwealth Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,775 m (9,104 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 215 m (705 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Birdwood (3097 m)[1] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 50°47′25″N 115°20′55″W / 50.79028°N 115.34861°W[2] |
Geography | |
Interactive map of Commonwealth Peak | |
Location | Alberta, Canada |
Parent range | Spray Mountains Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82J14 Spray Lakes Reservoir[2] |
Geology | |
Rock age | Cambrian |
Rock type | Limestone |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1970 Charlie Locke, Lloyd McKay |
Easiest route | Scrambling[3] |
Commonwealth Peak is a 2,775-metre (9,104-foot) mountain summit in the Spray Mountains, a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta, Canada.[2] The mountain is situated in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Birdwood, 1.0 km (0.62 mi) to the west.[1] Both can be seen from Alberta Highway 742, also known as Smith-Dorrien/Spray Trail in Kananaskis Country.