Pulpit Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,720 m (8,920 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 140 m (460 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Lilliput Mountain (2925 m)[1] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 51°34′05″N 116°22′05″W / 51.56806°N 116.36806°W[2] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Protected area | Banff National Park |
Parent range | Waputik Range[3] Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82N9 Hector Lake[2] |
Geology | |
Rock age | Cambrian |
Rock type | Sedimentary |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Scramble |
Pulpit Peak is a 2,720-metre (8,920-foot) mountain summit located one km south of Hector Lake in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Lilliput Mountain, 3.6 km (2.2 mi) to the southwest.[1] Pulpit Peak is situated east of the Waputik Icefield, and is a member of the Waputik Mountains. Pulpit Peak can be seen from the Icefields Parkway towering 900 metres (2,950 ft) above Hector Lake.