Wales Peak | |
Elevation M: | 3109 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence M: | 210 |
Prominence Ref: | [2] |
Range: | Park Ranges |
Parent Peak: | Chaba Peak (3212 m) |
Region Type: | Provinces |
Map: | Alberta#British Columbia#Canada |
Map Size: | 200 |
Label Position: | right#left |
Coordinates: | 52.185°N -117.6558°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
First Ascent: | 1927 J. DeLaittre, W. MacLaurin, J. Weber |
Wales Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1927 by Alfred J. Ostheimer after the British astronomer William Wales who sailed on Captain Cook's second voyage of discovery.[1] [2]