Trapper Peak (Canada)

Trapper Peak
Trapper Peak
	Trapper Peak (left), Baker Glacier, and Mt. Baker (right) viewed from northwest
Highest point
Elevation	2,988 m (9,803 ft)
Prominence	128 m (420 ft)
Listing	Mountains of Alberta; Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°40′38″N 116°35′27″W / 51.67722°N 116.59083°W
Geography
	Trapper Peak Location in Alberta Trapper Peak Location in British Columbia Trapper Peak Location in Canada
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range	Waputik Mountains
Topo map	NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River
Climbing
First ascent	July 21, 1933 by H.S. Kingman, J.M. Thorington, C. Kain

Trapper Peak is a mountain in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, located on their border along the Continental Divide in the Wapta Icefield.

Trapper Peak has two summits, one accessible from Baker. Peyto Peak is located 2 km (1 mi) to the north-east.

The peak was originally named in 1892 by Walter D. Wilcox to honor his guide, trapper Bill Peyto, and the first ascent was in 1933 by Conrad Kain and party.^[2]^[4]

Geology

Trapper Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.^[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Trapper Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[6] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F).

References

^ ^a ^b "Trapper Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
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^ ^a ^b "Trapper Peak (AB)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
^ ^a ^b Thorington, J. Monroe (1966) [1921]. "Kicking Horse Pass to Howse Pass". A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada. With the collaboration of Putnam, William Lowell (6th ed.). American Alpine Club. p. 152. ISBN 978-1376169003.
^ Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
^ 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.