Wonder Peak

Wonder Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia in the Canadian Rockies. Situated on the Continental Divide, it also straddles the shared boundary of Banff National Park with Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park. It was named in 1913 by Arthur O. Wheeler and Conrad Kain.[1][2]

Wonder Peak
Wonder Peak at sunset
Highest point
Elevation	2,852 m (9,357 ft) [1]
Prominence	165 m (541 ft)
Coordinates	50°53′41″N 115°33′31″W
Geography
Wonder Peak Location in Alberta and British Columbia Wonder Peak Wonder Peak (British Columbia)
Location	Alberta British Columbia
Parent range	Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82J/13
Climbing
First ascent	1913 Conrad Kain, Boundary Commission[2]

Wonder Peak from Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park

Geology

Wonder Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[3] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Wonder Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below -20°C with wind chill factors below -30°C.

See also

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

References

1. "Wonder Peak". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
2. "Wonder Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
3. Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
4. Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
5. 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.

External links

• Wonder Peak photo: Flickr