Gong Peak Explained

Gong Peak
Elevation M:3120
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:280
Prominence Ref:[2]
Parent Peak:Mount Smythe (3,246 m)
Range:Winston Churchill Range
Listing:Mountains of Alberta
Region Type:Province
Region:Alberta
Map:Canada Alberta
Map Size:200
Label Position:right
Coordinates:52.3697°N -117.4592°W
Coordinates Ref:[3]
First Ascent:1936 by E. Cromwell, E. Cromwell Jr., F.S. North, J. Monroe Thorington
Easiest Route:rock/snow climb

Gong Peak is a mountain located in the Sunwapta River Valley of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. The peak lies three km southeast of Mount Weiss. The mountain was named in 1919 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey after nearby Gong Lake.[1]

Notes and References

  1. 565. Gong Peak. 2005-06-05.
  2. 379. Gong Peak. 2009-01-02.
  3. IAJCQ. Gong Peak. 2013-05-17.