Stanley Peak (Ball Range)

Stanley Peak
Stanley Peak from Mt. Whymper, 2004
Highest point
Elevation	3,155 m (10,351 ft)
Prominence	248 m (814 ft)
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°10′14″N 116°03′15″W / 51.17056°N 116.05417°W / 51.17056; -116.05417[1]
Geography
Stanley Peak Location in British Columbia
Interactive map of Stanley Peak
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Protected area	Kootenay National Park
Parent range	Ball Range Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82N1 Mount Goodsir
Climbing
First ascent	1901 by Edward Whymper and guides
Easiest route	Difficult scramble;[2] UIAA III

Stanley Peak is a 3,155-metre (10,351 ft) mountain located in the Ball Range, at the northeastern section of Kootenay National Park, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains (British Columbia, Canada).^[3][4] The mountain was named in 1901 by its first climber, the English explorer Edward Whymper, after Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, the sixth Governor-General of Canada.^[3][4] There are sources that date the naming in 1912 after Stanley H. Mitchell, Secretary-Treasurer of Alpine Club of Canada.^[1]

The peak is visible from the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 93. Stanley Glacier on the northeast face of the peak can be seen up close by following a hiking trail into a hanging valley between the peak and a southern outlier of Storm Mountain.^[5]

Stanley Peak can be ascended from a scrambling route by late summer but involves much routefinding among the many ledges and gullies on the north face.^[2] Climbing routes (UIAA III) travel the north and northeast faces.