Stairway Peak

Stairway Peak is a 3,006 metres (9,862 ft) mountain summit located on the Continental Divide, on the shared border of Alberta and British Columbia in the Canadian Rockies. It is also on the shared border between Banff National Park and Yoho National Park, and can be seen from the Icefields Parkway. It was named in 1918 by Arthur O. Wheeler.[1][2]

Stairway Peak
Highest point
Elevation	3,006 m (9,862 ft) [1]
Prominence	105 m (344 ft)
Coordinates	51°47′36″N 116°39′22″W
Geography
Stairway Peak Location in Alberta and British Columbia Stairway Peak Stairway Peak (Canada)
Location	Alberta British Columbia
Topo map	NTS 82N/15
Climbing
First ascent	1944 Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Measuroll, J. Monroe Thorington, Edward Feuz jr.

Geology

Stairway 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.[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Stairway Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains east to the Mistaya River, or west into tributaries of the Blaeberry River.

See also

• List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border
• Mountains of Alberta
• Mountains of British Columbia

References

1. "Stairway Peak". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
2. "Stairway Peak". Bivouac.com.
3. Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
4. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.