Tumbling Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,145 m (10,318 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 685 m (2,247 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Foster Peak (3,145 m)[1] |
Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
Coordinates | 51°06′34″N 116°13′57″W / 51.10944°N 116.23250°W[1] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Protected area | Kootenay National Park |
Parent range | Vermilion Range Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82N1 Mount Goodsir |
Geology | |
Rock age | Cambrian[2] |
Rock type | Ottertail Limestone[2] |
Tumbling Peak is a 3,145-metre (10,318-foot) mountain summit located on the western border of Kootenay National Park in the Vermilion Range, which is a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. The mountain takes its name from the Tumbling Glacier located on its northeast flank. Its nearest higher peak is Foster Peak, 6.8 km (4.2 mi) to the southeast.[1] Hewitt Peak is also to the southeast, and Mount Gray is to the immediate northwest. The mountain is situated in an area known as the Rockwall, which is an escarpment of the Vermilion Range. The Rockwall Trail is a scenic 55 kilometers (34 miles) traverse of alpine passes, sub-alpine meadows, hanging glaciers, and limestone cliffs, in some places in excess of 900 meters (2953 feet) above the trail.[3]