Isabelle Peak is a peak located on the Continental Divide on the border of Banff and Kootenay National Parks in the Canadian Rockies.
| Isabelle Peak | |
|---|---|
 Isabelle Peak seen from the southwest | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,934 m (9,626 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 203 m (666 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Ball[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 51°07′34″N 116°00′33″W / 51.12611°N 116.00917°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Isabelle Peak Location in British Columbia  Isabelle Peak Isabelle Peak (Alberta) | |
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| Interactive map of Isabelle Peak | |
| Location | Alberta-British Columbia, Canada |
| Parent range | Ball Range Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82N1 Mount Goodsir |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1913 |
| Easiest route | Moderate/Difficult Scramble[3] |
Origin of the Name
editThe 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
editThe Interprovincial Boundary Commission made the first ascent of the peak in 1913.[4] A moderate/difficult scramble to the summit can be made on the southern slopes.[3]
Climate
editBased on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Isabelle Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
- ^ a b "Isabelle Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
- ^ a b Kane, Alan (1999). "Isabelle Peak". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies. Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 222–223. ISBN 0-921102-67-4.
- ^ "Isabelle Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
edit- "Isabelle Peak". BC Geographical Names.
- Isabelle Peak on Fresh-Oxygen - route beta and photos
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