Chancellor Peak

Chancellor Peak is a 3,266-metre (10,715-foot) mountain summit located in Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Vaux, 4.0 km (2.5 mi) to the north-northwest.[1] Both are part of the Ottertail Range.[2] Chancellor Peak is a landmark in the Kicking Horse River valley and can be seen from the Trans-Canada Highway midway between Golden and Field.

Chancellor Peak
Chancellor Peak
Highest point
Elevation3,266 m (10,715 ft) [1]
Prominence726 m (2,382 ft) [1]
Parent peakMount Vaux (3310  m)[2]
Coordinates51°13′27″N 116°30′37″W [3]
Geography
Chancellor Peak
Location of Chancellor Peak in British Columbia
Chancellor Peak
Chancellor Peak (Canada)
LocationBritish Columbia, Canada
Parent rangeOttertail Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N02[3]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rocksedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent1901 James Outram, J.H. Scattergood, G.M. Weed, Christian Hasler Sr.[2]
Easiest routeMountaineering

History

The mountain was named 1898 to honor Sir John Alexander Boyd (1837–1916), who was Chancellor of the High Court of Justice of the Province of Ontario.[2]

The first ascent of Chancellor Peak was made on July 30, 1901 by James Outram, J. Henry Scattergood, and George M. Weed, with Christian Hasler Sr. as guide.[4] [5] Outram wrote of it: "The Chancellor, that mighty pyramid from whose frowning precipices, black and forbidding, loom aloft nigh upon 7,000 feet above the Kicking Horse River cannot fail to impress the traveler with a sense of awe and grandeur, as he approaches eastward from the grim gateway of the lower canyon." [4]

The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1924 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3]

Geology

Chancellor Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Cambrian period. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Chancellor Peak is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Chancellor Peak drains into the Kicking Horse River which is a tributary of the Columbia River.

References
  1. "Chancellor Peak, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com.
  2. "Chancellor Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  3. "Chancellor Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-12-07.
  4. Chancellor PeakPeakFinder
  5. American Alpine Club Publications - Joseph Henry Scattergood, 1877-1953
  6. Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.

See also
  • Chancellor Peak seen from Highway 1
  • Chancellor Peak seen with Wapta Falls
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