Wiwaxy Peak

Wiwaxy Peak

Wiwaxy Peak, from the Lake O'Hara campground
Highest point
Elevation 2,706 m (8,878 ft)[1]
Prominence 174 m (571 ft)[1]
Coordinates 51°22′0″N 116°19′7″W / 51.36667°N 116.31861°W / 51.36667; -116.31861Coordinates: 51°22′0″N 116°19′7″W / 51.36667°N 116.31861°W / 51.36667; -116.31861
Geography
Location British Columbia, Canada
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 82N/08
Climbing
First ascent 1951 by T. Church, D. Pullin, W.Roubenheimer, T. Whalley[1]
Easiest route 5.6 trad

Wiwaxy Peak is a mountain peak near Lake O'Hara in British Columbia, Canada. It was named in 1894 by Samuel E.S. Allen for the Stoney First Nations word for "windy". The Burgess Shale animal Wiwaxia corrugata is named after it.

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