Yak Peak

Yak Peak
Yak Peak from Needle Peak
Highest point
Elevation	2,039 m (6,690 ft)[1]
Prominence	500 m (1,600 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Vicuna Peak (2126 m)[1]
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	49°36′24″N 121°06′19″W / 49.60667°N 121.10528°W / 49.60667; -121.10528[2]
Geography
Yak Peak Location in British Columbia
Location	British Columbia, Canada
District	Yale Division Yale Land District
Parent range	North Cascades
Topo map	NTS 92H11 Spuzzum[2]
Climbing
First ascent	Possibly C.E. Cairnes or George Dawson c. 1906[1]
Easiest route	Scramble via the NE Ridge

Yak Peak is a granite summit located adjacent the Coquihalla Highway in British Columbia north of Hope.^[2] The mountain lies less than one km from a highway rest area, and is easily visible from a long stretch of the highway just south of the summit. It is known for some fine granite rock climbing routes, notably Yak Crack. Other mountains in the same group, usually known as the Anderson River Group or as the Coquihalla Range, are named after other similar animals, such as Thar Peak and Guanaco Peak.