Foster Peak

Foster Peak
Foster Peak, east aspect
Highest point
Elevation3,204 m (10,512 ft)[1][2]
Prominence996 m (3,268 ft)[3]
Parent peakMount Goodsir (3567 m)[3]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°03′56″N 116°09′51″W / 51.06556°N 116.16417°W / 51.06556; -116.16417[4]
Geography
Foster Peak is located in British Columbia
Foster Peak
Foster Peak
Location of Foster Peak in British Columbia
Foster Peak is located in Canada
Foster Peak
Foster Peak
Foster Peak (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Protected areaKootenay National Park
DistrictKootenay Land District
Parent range
Topo mapNTS 82N1 Mount Goodsir[4]
Geology
Rock ageCambrian[6]
Rock typeOttertail Limestone[6]
Climbing
First ascent1933 Kate Gardiner, Ken Jones, Walter Feuz[2]

Foster Peak is a 3,204-metre (10,512-foot) mountain summit located on the western border of Kootenay National Park. It is the highest point in the Vermilion Range, a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Ball, 14.96 km (9.30 mi) to the northeast.[5] The mountain is part of what is known as The Rockwall. Floe Lake, southeast of the peak, is one of the beauty spots of Kootenay National Park. The area is accessible via the Floe Lake Trail and Rockwall Trail. The Rockwall Trail is a scenic 55 kilometre (34 mile) traverse of alpine passes, subalpine meadows, hanging glaciers, and limestone cliffs, in some places in excess of 900 metres (2953 feet) above the trail.[7]

  1. ^ "Topographic map of Foster Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference peakfinder was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Foster Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  4. ^ a b "Foster Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  5. ^ a b "Foster Peak, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  6. ^ a b Bard, David M. (1964). "Kootenay National Park: wild mountains and great valleys" (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com. Geological Survey of Canada. Retrieved 2023-07-12.
  7. ^ "Backpacking - Kootenay National Park". pc.gc.ca. Retrieved 2019-03-13.