Lucerne Peak

Lucerne Peak
South aspect
Highest point
Elevation	2,412 m (7,913 ft)[1]
Coordinates	52°53′00″N 118°34′30″W / 52.88333°N 118.57500°W / 52.88333; -118.57500
Geography
Lucerne Peak Location on the Alberta–British Columbia border Show map of Alberta Lucerne Peak Lucerne Peak (British Columbia) Show map of British Columbia
Interactive map of Lucerne Peak
Location	Alberta British Columbia
Topo map	NTS 83D15 Lucerne

Lucerne Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia; on the continental divide, and is one of the peaks of Yellowhead Mountain. It was named by Arthur O. Wheeler after the railway town located at the mountain's base.^[1]

When the Canadian Northern Pacific Railway reached Yellowhead Lake in 1913, it named the station there after Lucerne, Switzerland. A small town developed. For a time it had a population approaching three hundred and rivaled Jasper. In 1924 the "railway divisional point" moved from Lucerne to Jasper and many of the residents relocated to Jasper. Lucerne's railway station was demolished after the Second World War.^[1]