| Indian Peak | |
| Elevation M: | 2992 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] [2] |
| Prominence M: | 764 |
| Prominence Ref: | [3] |
| Isolation Km: | 6.6 |
| Region Type: | Province |
| Region: | British Columbia |
| Part Type: | Protected area |
| Part: | Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park |
| District: | Kootenay Land District |
| Range: | Mitchell Range Canadian Rockies |
| Parent Peak: | Mount Assiniboine (3,618 m) |
| Listing: | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Map: | Canada British Columbia#Canada |
| Coordinates: | 50.93°N -115.7503°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [4] |
| Rock: | sedimentary rock |
| Age: | Cambrian |
| First Ascent: | 1912 |
Indian Peak is a 2992abbr=offNaNabbr=off mountain summit located in Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park of British Columbia, Canada.
Indian Peak is situated 10km (10miles) west of the Continental Divide and is the highest point in the Mitchell Range which is a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies.[3] Precipitation runoff from the peak's north slope flows into headwaters of Surprise Creek and the west slope is drained by Indian Creek which are both tributaries of the Simpson River. The south slope drains into the Mitchell River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,300 metres (4,265 ft) above the Mitchell River in 3km (02miles) and 1,200 metres (3,937 ft) above Indian Creek in 3km (02miles). Indian Peak rises immediately west of Ferro Pass, and Nestor Peak is 3.2km (02miles) to the northeast on the opposite side of the pass.
The first ascent of the summit was made in 1912 by Robert Daniel McCaw (1884–1941).[2] The mountain was named in 1912 as the peak resembled the head of an Indian with a headdress.[2] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on March 31, 1924, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[4]
Indian 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.
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Indian Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Winter temperatures can drop below -20C with wind chill factors below -30C.