Big Bend Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,804 m (9,199 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 224 m (735 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Saskatchewan (3342 m)[1] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 52°08′54″N 117°06′41″W / 52.14833°N 117.11139°W[1] |
Geography | |
Interactive map of Big Bend Peak | |
Location | Banff National Park Alberta, Canada |
Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 83C3 Columbia Icefield |
Geology | |
Rock type | Sedimentary |
Big Bend Peak is a 2,804-metre (9,199-foot) mountain summit located in the upper North Saskatchewan River valley in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Saskatchewan, 5.5 km (3.4 mi) to the south.[1] Big Bend Peak is situated on the west side of the Icefields Parkway four kilometres southwest of the "big bend" in the road, hence the peak's name origin.