Aiguille Peak

Aiguille Peak
Aiguille Peak
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation 3,001 m (9,846 ft) [1]
Prominence 206 m (676 ft) [2]
Coordinates 51°48′16″N 116°40′11″W / 51.80444°N 116.66972°W / 51.80444; -116.66972Coordinates: 51°48′16″N 116°40′11″W / 51.80444°N 116.66972°W / 51.80444; -116.66972 [2]
Geography
Location Alberta / British Columbia, Canada
Parent range Waputik Range
Topo map NTS 82N/15
Climbing
First ascent 1952 by Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Mendenhall[1]

Aiguille Peak is a peak located on the Canadian provincial boundary of Alberta and British Columbia in Banff National Park. It was named in 1915 by Arthur O. Wheeler.[1][2] "Aiguille" is French for "needle" and is also a mountaineering term for a sharp-ridged summit.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Aiguille Peak". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved Feb 8, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Aiguille Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved Feb 8, 2010.
  3. ↑ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.
  4. ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 10.


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