Wrong Peak is a

summit A summit is a point on a surface that is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. The topography, topographic terms acme, apex, peak (mountain peak), and zenith are synonymous. The term (mountain top) is generally used ...

in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Wrong Peak is located in the

Battle Range The Battle Range is a subrange of the Selkirk Mountains of the Columbia Mountains in southeastern British Columbia, Canada, located between Incomappleux River and Duncan River south of Battle Brook. It is named in association with Battle Brook w ...

of the

Selkirk Mountains The Selkirk Mountains are a mountain range spanning the northern portion of the Idaho Panhandle, eastern Washington, and southeastern British Columbia which are part of a larger grouping of mountains, the Columbia Mountains. They begin at Mica Pe ...

. The remote peak is set approximately southwest of

Nautilus Mountain Nautilus Mountain is a summit in British Columbia, Canada. Description Nautilus Mountain is located in the Battle Range of the Selkirk Mountains. The remote peak is set approximately south of Glacier National Park and the nearest higher peak ...

and the nearest higher neighbor is

Scylla Mountain Scylla Mountain is a summit in British Columbia, Canada. Description Scylla Mountain is located in the Battle Range of the Selkirk Mountains. The remote peak is set approximately west-northwest of Wrong Peak and south of Moby Dick Mountain ...

, to the west-northwest. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains north to Houston Creek and south to Westfall River, which are both tributaries of the

Duncan River Duncan River may refer to: Canada *Duncan River (British Columbia) The Duncan River is in the West Kootenay region of southeastern British Columbia. Entering the North Arm of Kootenay Lake, the river is a major tributary of the Kootenay River, ...

. Wrong Peak is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,400 meters (4,593 ft) above the Westfall River in .

History

The first ascent of the summit was made in 1959 by Samuel Silverstein and party.Samuel Silverstein (1960), ''Battle Range, Southern Selkirks'', Americanalpineclub.org
/ref> The peak was named in 1962 in association with the Wrong Glacier. The glacier is so named because a food cache was mistakenly air dropped here instead of the intended destination, Houston Glacier, which is five kilometers further northwest. The mountain's toponym was officially adopted on September 14, 1967, by the

Geographical Names Board of Canada The Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) is a national committee with a secretariat in Natural Resources Canada, part of the Government of Canada, which authorizes the names used and name changes on official federal government maps of Canada ...

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Wrong Peak is located in a

subarctic climate The subarctic climate (also called subpolar climate, or boreal climate) is a climate with long, cold (often very cold) winters, and short, warm to cool summers. It is found on large landmasses, often away from the moderating effects of an ocean, ge ...

zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Wrong Glacier on the north slope of the peak and a small unnamed glacier on the east slope.

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Two-thousanders of British Columbia Selkirk Mountains Kootenay Land District

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