Stanley Peak (Ball Range)

Stanley Peak
Stanley Peak from Mt. Whymper, 2004
Highest point
Elevation3,155 m (10,351 ft)
Prominence248 m (814 ft)
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°10′14″N 116°03′15″W / 51.17056°N 116.05417°W / 51.17056; -116.05417[1]
Geography
Map
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Protected areaKootenay National Park
Parent rangeBall Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N1 Mount Goodsir
Climbing
First ascent1901 by Edward Whymper and guides
Easiest routeDifficult scramble;[2] UIAA III
The valley below Stanley Peak and its glacier, taken from the Stanley Glacier Trail

Stanley Peak is a 3,155-metre (10,351 ft) mountain located in the Ball Range, at the northeastern section of Kootenay National Park, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains (British Columbia, Canada).[3][4] The mountain was named in 1901 by its first climber, the English explorer Edward Whymper, after Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, the sixth Governor-General of Canada.[3][4] There are sources that date the naming in 1912 after Stanley H. Mitchell, Secretary-Treasurer of Alpine Club of Canada.[1]

The peak is visible from the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 93. Stanley Glacier on the northeast face of the peak can be seen up close by following a hiking trail into a hanging valley between the peak and a southern outlier of Storm Mountain.[5]

Stanley Peak can be ascended from a scrambling route by late summer but involves much routefinding among the many ledges and gullies on the north face.[2] Climbing routes (UIAA III) travel the north and northeast faces.

  1. ^ a b "Stanley Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Kane2016 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Stanley Peak - British Columbia #1538". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Stanley Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference CRTG was invoked but never defined (see the help page).