Chaba Peak

Chaba Peak is located in the Chaba Icefield south of Fortress Lake in Hamber Provincial Park on the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border.[5] It was named in 1920 after the Chaba River by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey.[5] Chaba is the Stoney Indian word for beaver.[1][3]

Chaba Peak
Chaba Peak is located in Alberta
Chaba Peak
Chaba Peak
Location on Alberta/British Columbia boundary
Chaba Peak is located in British Columbia
Chaba Peak
Chaba Peak
Chaba Peak (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation3,212 m (10,538 ft)[1][2]
Prominence278 m (912 ft)[3]
Parent peakApex Mountain (3250 m)[3]
Listing
Coordinates52°11′52″N 117°40′18″W[4]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District[5]
Parent rangeChaba Icefield Park Ranges
Topo mapNTS 83C4 Clemenceau Icefield[4]
Climbing
First ascent1928 by E. Schoeller and Julius Rahmi (guide)[1][6]

See also

References
  1. "Chaba Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  2. "Topographic map of Chaba Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  3. "False Chaba Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  4. "Chaba Peak (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  5. "Chaba Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
  6. North, Francis (1937). "Ascents Along the Athabaska". American Alpine Journal. American Alpine Club. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
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