Big Bend Peak

Big Bend Peak
Big Bend Peak
Highest point
Elevation2,804 m (9,199 ft)[1]
Prominence224 m (735 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Saskatchewan (3342 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°08′54″N 117°06′41″W / 52.14833°N 117.11139°W / 52.14833; -117.11139[1]
Geography
Big Bend Peak is located in Alberta
Big Bend Peak
Big Bend Peak
Location in Alberta
Big Bend Peak is located in Canada
Big Bend Peak
Big Bend Peak
Big Bend Peak (Canada)
Map
Interactive map of Big Bend Peak
LocationBanff National Park
Alberta, Canada
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83C3 Columbia Icefield
Geology
Rock typeSedimentary

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.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Big Bend Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-04-28.