Photo: Split Peak from the Kootenay River Valley
Split Peak
- 2929 m (9,610ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
50.8964N -115.933W
Located in the Vermilion River Valley between Spar Mountain and Mount Selkirk
Range: Mitchell
Province: BC
Headwater: Kootenay
Major Valley: Vermilion
Visible from Highway: 93S
Located in the Vermilion River Valley between Spar Mountain and Mount Selkirk
Range: Mitchell
Province: BC
Headwater: Kootenay
Major Valley: Vermilion
Visible from Highway: 93S
Ascent Date: 1961
Ascent Party: J.S. Gardner, R.J. Hopf, P.B. Spear, I. Stirling
Ascent Party: J.S. Gardner, R.J. Hopf, P.B. Spear, I. Stirling
Year Named: 1916
Named for: The mountain is "split" into two parts.
Named for: The mountain is "split" into two parts.
Photo: Looking south-southeast to Split Peak from Mount Wardle (courtesy Sonny Bou)
Looking southwest to Split Peak (right) from the Sunshine area (courtesy Calvin Damen)