Commonwealth Peak

Commonwealth Peak
Highest point
Elevation2,775 m (9,104 ft)[1]
Prominence215 m (705 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Birdwood (3097 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates50°47′25″N 115°20′55″W / 50.79028°N 115.34861°W / 50.79028; -115.34861[2]
Geography
Commonwealth Peak is located in Alberta
Commonwealth Peak
Commonwealth Peak
Location in Alberta
Commonwealth Peak is located in Canada
Commonwealth Peak
Commonwealth Peak
Commonwealth Peak (Canada)
Map
Interactive map of Commonwealth Peak
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeSpray Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J14 Spray Lakes Reservoir[2]
Geology
Rock ageCambrian
Rock typeLimestone
Climbing
First ascent1970 Charlie Locke, Lloyd McKay
Easiest routeScrambling[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.

  1. ^ a b c d "Commonwealth Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  2. ^ a b c "Commonwealth Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  3. ^ Kane, Alan (1999). "Commonwealth Peak". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies. Rocky Mountain Books. p. 130. ISBN 0-921102-67-4.