Isabelle Peak

Isabelle Peak
Highest point
Elevation 2,934[1] m (9,626 ft)
Prominence 203 m (666 ft)
Coordinates 51°07′30″N 116°00′30″W / 51.12500°N 116.00833°W / 51.12500; -116.00833 
Geography
Location Alberta-British Columbia, Canada
Parent range Ball Range
Topo map NTS 82N/01
Climbing
First ascent 1913
Easiest route Scramble

Isabelle Peak is a peak located on the Continental Divide on the border of Banff and Kootenay National Parks in the Canadian Rockies.

Origin of the Name

The mountain was named in 1913 by R.D. McCaw, who made a phototopographic survey along the route of the Banff-Windermere road. The survey was made for the British Columbia government/ The name "Isabelle" given by McCaw to one of his photographic stations at the request of Mr. W.W. Bell, engineer in charge of construction of the Banff-Windermere Road at the time. Bell had asked McCaw to name a mountain after his wife Isabelle.[2]

Climbing

The Interprovincial Boundary Commission made the first ascent of the peak in 1913.

See also

References

  • "Isabelle Peak". BC Geographical Names.
  • "Isabelle Peak". PeakFinder.com. - photo
  • Isabelle Peak on Fresh-Oxygen - route beta and photos
  • "Isabelle Peak". Bivouac.com. in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia.


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