Christian Peak

Mountain in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada
Christian Peak is located in Alberta
Christian Peak
Christian Peak
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
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Christian Peak is located in British Columbia
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Christian Peak (British Columbia)
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CountryCanadaProvincesAlberta and British ColumbiaProtected areaBanff National ParkParent rangePark RangesTopo mapNTS 82N14 Rostrum Peak[2]ClimbingFirst ascent1926 by Alfred J. Ostheimer, M.M. Strumia, J. Monroe Thorington[3]

Christian Peak - a.k.a. Lyell 5 or L5 - is the least tall of five distinct subpeaks on Mount Lyell (Canada) and is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1972 by Sydney R. Vallance after Christian Hässler, Jr.[3][4]

Geology and climate

Due to the close proximity of this peak to the central peak (1.6 km (1 mi)), see Mount Lyell for geology and climate.

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References

  1. ^ Jones, David J. (2018). The Climbers Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada, Vol. Three: Rockies West. Golden, B.C.: Thin Gruel Press. p. 209. ISBN 978-1-7753241-0-2.
  2. ^ a b "Christian Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  3. ^ a b "Christian Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  4. ^ "Christian Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  • Christian Peak photo - the left-most peak only (Walter Peak - AKA Lyell 4 - is on the right): Flickr
  • "Christian Peak". BC Geographical Names.
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