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Sunwapta Peak

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Location
  
Alberta, Canada

Easiest route
  
Easy scramble

First ascent
  
1906

Province
  
Alberta

Parent range
  
Canadian Rockies

Topo map
  
NTS 83C/06

Elevation
  
3,315 m

Prominence
  
1,014 m

Mountain range
  
Canadian Rockies

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Similar
  
Mushroom Peak, Mount Michener, Mount Wilcox, Diadem Peak, Mount Brazeau

Sunwapta peak


Sunwapta Peak is a peak located in the Sunwapta River valley of Jasper National Park, just north of the Columbia Icefield. The peak was named in 1892 after the Stoney Indian word "Sunwapta" meaning "turbulent river". The mountain can be seen from the Icefields Parkway (Highway 93).

Contents

Map of Sunwapta Peak, Improvement District No. 12, AB, Canada

Sunwapta peak summit


Routes

The normal climbing route is via the southwest slopes, requiring an elevation gain of 1,735 m (5,692 ft) to the summit from the trail head located beside the Icefields Parkway.

References

Sunwapta Peak Wikipedia