Gong Peak

Gong Peak
Gong Peak

Location in Alberta

Highest point
Elevation 3,120 m (10,240 ft)[1]
Prominence 280 m (920 ft)[2]
Parent peak Mount Smythe (3,240 m)[2]
Coordinates 52°22′11″N 117°27′33″W / 52.36972°N 117.45917°W / 52.36972; -117.45917Coordinates: 52°22′11″N 117°27′33″W / 52.36972°N 117.45917°W / 52.36972; -117.45917[3]
Geography
Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Winston Churchill Range
Topo map NTS 83C/06
Climbing
First ascent 1936 by E. Cromwell, E. Cromwell Jr., F.S. North, J. Monroe Thorington[1][2]
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]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Gong Peak". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2005-06-05.
  2. 1 2 3 "Gong Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  3. "Gong Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-17.


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