Stanley Peak (Ball Range)

Stanley Peak
Stanley Peak from Mt. Whymper, 2004
Highest point
Elevation	3,155 m (10,351 ft)
Prominence	248 m (814 ft)
Coordinates	51°10′15″N 116°03′20″W / 51.17083°N 116.05556°W / 51.17083; -116.05556
Geography
Location	Kootenay National Park  British Columbia  Canada
Parent range	Ball Range Canadian Rocky Mountains
Climbing
First ascent	1901 by Edward Whymper and guides
Easiest route	Difficult scramble; UIAA III

Stanley Peak is a 3,155 m high mountain (10,335 ft) located in the Ball Range, at the northeastern section of Kootenay National Park, in Canadian Rocky Mountains (British Columbia / Canada).^[1][2][3]

The mountain was named in 1901 by its first climber, the English explorer Edward Whymper, after Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, the sixth Governor-General of Canada.^[1][2][3] There are sources that date the namimg in 1912 after Stanley H. Mitchell, Secretary-Treasurer of Alpine Club of Canada.^[4]

The peak is visible from the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 93. Stanley Glacier on the northeast face of the peak can be seen up close by following a hiking trail into a hanging valley between the peak and a southern outlier of Storm Mountain.

Stanley Peak can be ascended from a scrambling route by late summer but involves much route-finding among the many ledges and gullies on the north face. Climbing routes (UIAA III) travel the north and northeast faces.

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Stanley Peak - British Columbia #1538". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Stanley Peak". Peakware.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} "Peak Stanley". Peakfinder.com. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
4. ↑ "Stanley Peak". Geo BC - BC Geographical Names. Governement of British Columbia. Retrieved 12 June 2012.