Trapper Peak (Alberta)
Trapper Peak is a mountain in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, located on their border along the Continental Divide of the Americas, Continental Divide in the Wapta Icefield. Trapper Peak has two summits, one accessible from Mount Baker (Waputik Mountains), Baker. Peyto Peak is located to the north-east. The peak was originally named in 1892 by Walter Wilcox, Walter D. Wilcox to honor his guide, trapper Bill Peyto, and the first ascent was in 1933 by Conrad Kain and party. Geology Trapper 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. Climate Based on the Köppen climate classification, Trapper Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below with wind chill factors below . See also * List of peaks on the Alberta–British Columbia borde ...
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Waputik Mountains
The Waputik Mountains are a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located on the Continental Divide of the Americas, Continental Divide between Banff National Park, Banff and Yoho National Park. Covering an area of , the range is located west of the Howse River, Howse, Blaeberry River, Blaeberry and Amiskwi Rivers and east of the Bow River, Bow and Mistaya Rivers and south to Kicking Horse Pass. Named in 1884 by George Mercer Dawson, George M. Dawson, "waputik" is the Nakoda (Stoney), Stoney Indian word for Mountain goat, white goat. Many of the highest peaks of the range are heavily glaciated as they sit within the Waputik Icefield, Waputik and Wapta Icefields. The range is further divided into the President Range and Waputik Range This range includes the following mountains and peaks: See also * Ranges of the Canadian Rockies References

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