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Record SL-673708 · Wikidata Q5922572

Howse Peak

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Elevation
3,290 m
10,794 ft
Prominence
1,227 m
Isolation
Coordinates
51.8134° N, 116.6807° W
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Howse Peak
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Description

Wikipedia

Howse Peak is the highest mountain in the Waputik Mountains, a subrange of the Canadian Rockies. It is located 5 km (3 mi) west of the Icefields Parkway, above Chephren Lake, on the continental divide between Alberta and British Columbia. At 3,295 m (10,810 ft), it is the 46th highest peak in Alberta, and the 59th highest in British Columbia. Howse Peak's name comes from Howse Pass, which lies 5 km (3 mi) to the west. The pass was named by David Thompson, after the Hudson's Bay Company trader Joseph Howse, who crossed the pass in 1809. (Thompson had actually crossed the pass two years earlier.)

First ascent

Date
1902
J. Norman Collie, H.E.M. Stutfield, G.M. Weed, H. Woolley, guided by Hans Kaufmann
Source · wikipedia

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Aiguille Peak 2,999 m SE 145° 1.3 km
Mount Synge 2,972 m SE 126° 1.6 km
Midway Peak 2,871 m SE 129° 2.2 km
White Pyramid 3,275 m N 339° 2.7 km
Stairway Peak 2,999 m SE 144° 2.8 km
Mount Chephren 3,266 m N 357° 3.0 km