Chimney Peak, Kootenay National Park

#13 among attractions in Kootenay National Park

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Chimney Peak is located along the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide just south of Quadra Mountain. It was named in 1910 by T.G. Longstaff and Captain E.O. Wheeler who made its first ascent through a chimney. ()

First ascent: 1910Elevation: 9849 ftProminence: 449 ftCoordinates: 51°15'51"N, 116°9'18"W

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Chimney Peak – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Moraine Lake, Tonsa, Bident Mountain, Mount Fay.

4.2 miN
Glacier-fed lake with a canoe dock
Moraine Lake, Banff National Park
107 min walk • Nestled in the heart of the majestic Canadian Rockies, Moraine Lake is a true jewel of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. Known for its strikingly vibrant turquoise waters, the lake is surrounded by a breathtaking panorama of towering mountains and lush forest...
3 miNW
Mountain
Tonsa
78 min walk • Tonsa, or Tonsa Peak, is a 3,053-metre mountain summit located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide in the Canadian Rockies. The mountain forms part of the backdrop to Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks of Banff National Park. It was named in 1894 by Samuel E.S.
1.7 miN
Mountain
Bident Mountain, Banff National Park
45 min walk • Bident Mountain is a 3,088-metre summit in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. With only 103 m prominence, Bident Mountain together with Quadra Mountain form an imposing wall in the Canadian Rockies and act as subpeaks of Mount Fay.
2.4 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Fay, Kootenay National Park
60 min walk • Mount Fay is a mountain located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide in the Canadian Rockies. The mountain forms part of the backdrop to Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks of Banff National Park. It was named in 1902 by Charles E. Fay, an early explorer of the Canadian Rockies.
1.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Quadra Mountain, Banff National Park
41 min walk • Quadra Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1910 by Arthur Oliver Wheeler. The name refers to the mountain's four pinnacles.
3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Bowlen, Banff National Park
76 min walk • Mount Bowlen is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia and forms part of the Valley of the Ten Peaks. It was named in 1953 after John J.
5.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Canyon
Marble Canyon, Kootenay National Park
145 min walk • Marble Canyon is a canyon surrounding Tokumm Creek just above its confluence with the Vermilion River, at the north end of Kootenay National Park in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada.
3.7 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Whymper, Kootenay National Park
94 min walk • Mount Whymper, 2,844 m, is a mountain located in the Canadian Rockies, British Columbia, Canada, in the Vermilion Pass area in Kootenay National Park.
4.7 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Deltaform Mountain, Yoho National Park
121 min walk • Deltaform Mountain is one of the mountains in the Valley of the Ten Peaks, located on the Continental Divide on the border of British Columbia and Alberta, and also on the border between Banff and Kootenay National Parks in Canada.
3.6 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Consolation Valley, Banff National Park
93 min walk • Consolation Valley is a valley in Alberta, Canada. Consolation Valley was so named on account of its fine appearance.
4.1 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
Mount Tuzo, Yoho National Park
104 min walk • Mount Tuzo, previously "Peak Seven" or "Shagowa", was named in 1907 after its first ascendant Henrietta L. Tuzo. It is located within the Valley of the Ten Peaks in the Canadian Rockies, along the Continental Divide, which forms the boundary between British Columbia and Alberta in this region.