Chisel Peak
Chisel Peak seen from Fortress Lake
Highest point
Elevation3,046 m (9,993 ft)[1][note 1]
Prominence726 m (2,382 ft)[1]
Parent peakGhost Mountain (3203 m)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates52°21′00″N 117°49′50″W / 52.35000°N 117.83056°W / 52.35000; -117.83056[3]
Geography
Chisel Peak is located in British Columbia
Chisel Peak
Chisel Peak
Location of Chisel Peak in British Columbia
Chisel Peak is located in Canada
Chisel Peak
Chisel Peak
Chisel Peak (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District[4]
Protected areaHamber Provincial Park
Parent rangePark Ranges[1]
Topo mapNTS 83C5 Fortress Lake[3]
Climbing
First ascent1920 Interprovincial Boundary Commission[1]

Chisel Peak is the descriptive name for a remote 3,046-metre (9,993-foot) chisel-shaped mountain summit located above the south shore of Fortress Lake in Hamber Provincial Park in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada.[2] Its nearest higher peak is Ghost Mountain, 5.9 km (3.7 mi) to the southwest.[1] The Chaba Icefield lies 8 km (5 mi) to the south, and the Continental Divide is 6 km (4 mi) to the east.

Geology

Chisel Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Cambrian periods and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Chisel Peak is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. The months July through September offer the most favorable weather for viewing and climbing.

See also

Chisel Peak by Walter Wilcox 1909

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Chisel Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  2. 1 2 "Topographic map of Chisel Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-04-17.
  3. 1 2 "Chisel Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-05-07.
  4. ↑ "Chisel Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-08-30.
  5. ↑ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  6. ↑ 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.

Notes

  1. ↑ SRTM gives 3,049 metres.[2]
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