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{{Short description|Mountain in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada}}
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| name = Isabelle Peak
| name = Isabelle Peak
| photo =
| photo = Isabelle Peak in Kootenay Park.jpg
| photo_caption =
| photo_caption = Isabelle Peak seen from the southwest
| elevation_m = 2934<ref>[https://bivouac.com//MtnPg.asp?MtnId=1541 geographical info]</ref>
| elevation_m = 2934
| elevation_ref = <ref name=bivouac>{{cite bivouac|id=1541|name=Isabelle Peak|access-date=2019-06-08}}</ref>
| elevation_ref =
| prominence_m = 203
| prominence_m = 203
| prominence_ref =
| prominence_ref = <ref name=bivouac/>
| location = [[Alberta]]-[[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]
| range = [[Ball Range]]<br />[[Canadian Rockies]]
| parent_peak = [[Mount Ball]]<ref name=bivouac/>
| range = [[Ball Range]]
| listing = [[List of mountains of Alberta|Mountains of Alberta]]<br/>
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| coordinates = {{coord|51|07|30|N|116|00|30|W|type:mountain_region:CA}}
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[[List of mountains of British Columbia|Mountains of British Columbia]]
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| topo = [[National Topographic System|NTS]] 82N/01
| location = [[Alberta]]-[[British Columbia]], Canada
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| map = British Columbia#Alberta#Canada
| map_caption = Location in British Columbia##Location in Alberta##Location in Canada
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Isabelle Peak
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| coordinates = {{coord|51|07|34|N|116|00|33|W|type:mountain_region:CA}}
| coordinates_ref = <ref name=bcgnis/>
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| topo = [[National Topographic System|NTS]] {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|N|1}}
| first_ascent = 1913
| first_ascent = 1913
| easiest_route = [[Scrambling|Scramble]]
| easiest_route = Moderate/Difficult [[Scrambling|Scramble]]<ref name=Kane1999/>
}}
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'''Isabelle Peak''' is a [[mountain|peak]] located on the [[Continental Divide]] on the border of [[Banff National Park|Banff]] and [[Kootenay National Park]]s in the [[Canadian Rockies]].
'''Isabelle Peak''' is a [[mountain|peak]] located on the [[Continental Divide of the Americas|Continental Divide]] on the border of [[Banff National Park|Banff]] and [[Kootenay National Park]]s in the [[Canadian Rockies]].

== Origin of the Name==
== Origin of the Name==
The mountain was named in 1913 by [[R.D. McCaw]], who made a phototopographic survey along the route of the Banff-Windermere road. The survey was made for the British Columbia government/ The name "Isabelle" given by McCaw to one of his photographic stations at the request of Mr. W.W. Bell, engineer in charge of construction of the Banff-Windermere Road at the time. Bell had asked McCaw to name a mountain after his wife Isabelle<ref>[https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/2355.html BC Geographical Names]</ref>.
The mountain was named in 1913 by [[R.D. McCaw]], who made a phototopographic survey along the route of the Banff-Windermere road. The survey was made for the British Columbia government. The name "Isabelle" given by McCaw to one of his photographic stations at the request of Mr. W.W. Bell, engineer in charge of construction of the Banff-Windermere Road at the time. Bell had asked McCaw to name a mountain after his wife Isabelle.<ref name=bcgnis/>


==Climbing==
==Climbing==
The [[Interprovincial Boundary Commission]] made the first ascent of the peak in 1913.
The [[Interprovincial Boundary Commission]] made the first ascent of the peak in 1913.<ref name=peakfinder/> A moderate/difficult scramble to the summit can be made on the southern slopes.<ref name=Kane1999/>

==Climate==

Based on the [[Köppen climate classification]], the mountain is located in a [[subarctic climate]] zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.<ref name=Peel>{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A. | year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 |issue=5 | pages = 1633–1644 |doi=10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 |doi-access=free |bibcode=2007HESS...11.1633P | issn = 1027-5606}}</ref> Temperatures can drop below −20&nbsp;°C with wind chill factors below −30&nbsp;°C.


==See also==
==See also==
* [[List of peaks on the British Columbia–Alberta border]]
* [[Mountains of Alberta]]

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* [[Mountains of British Columbia]]
==References==
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* [[List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border]]
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name=bcgnis>{{cite bcgnis|id=2355|name=Isabelle Peak|accessdate=2019-06-08}}</ref>
<ref name=Kane1999>
{{cite book | title=[[Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies]] | author=Kane, Alan | chapter = Isabelle Peak
| publisher=Rocky Mountain Books|location = Calgary | year=1999|isbn=0-921102-67-4|pages=222–223}}</ref>
<ref name=peakfinder>{{cite peakfinder|id=684|name=Isabelle Peak|access-date=2019-06-08}}</ref>
}}


==External links==
==External links==
* {{cite bcgnis|id=2355|title=Isabelle Peak}}
* {{cite bcgnis|id=2355|title=Isabelle Peak}}
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928140142/http://www.fresh-oxygen.com/vern/scrambles/isabelle/isabelle.html Isabelle Peak on Fresh-Oxygen] - route beta and photos
* {{cite peakfinder|title=Isabelle Peak}} - photo
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* [http://www.fresh-oxygen.com/vern/scrambles/isabelle/isabelle.html Isabelle Peak on Fresh-Oxygen] - route beta and photos
* {{cite bivouac|id=1541|title=Isabelle Peak}} in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia.


{{Canadian Rockies|state=collapsed}}
{{Canadian Rockies|state=collapsed}}


[[Category:Mountains of British Columbia]]
[[Category:Two-thousanders of British Columbia]]
[[Category:Mountains of Alberta]]
[[Category:Two-thousanders of Alberta]]
[[Category:Canadian Rockies]]
[[Category:Ball Range]]
[[Category:Great Divide of North America]]
[[Category:Great Divide of North America]]
[[Category:Kootenay National Park]]
[[Category:Mountains of Kootenay National Park]]
[[Category:Mountains of Banff National Park]]
[[Category:Mountains of Banff National Park]]


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Latest revision as of 23:07, 29 November 2024

Isabelle Peak
Isabelle Peak seen from the southwest
Highest point
Elevation2,934 m (9,626 ft)[1]
Prominence203 m (666 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Ball[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°07′34″N 116°00′33″W / 51.12611°N 116.00917°W / 51.12611; -116.00917[2]
Geography
Isabelle Peak is located in British Columbia
Isabelle Peak
Isabelle Peak
Location in British Columbia
Isabelle Peak is located in Alberta
Isabelle Peak
Isabelle Peak
Location in Alberta
Isabelle Peak is located in Canada
Isabelle Peak
Isabelle Peak
Location in Canada
Map
Interactive map of Isabelle Peak
LocationAlberta-British Columbia, Canada
Parent rangeBall Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N1 Mount Goodsir
Climbing
First ascent1913
Easiest routeModerate/Difficult Scramble[3]

Isabelle Peak is a peak located on the Continental Divide on the border of Banff and Kootenay National Parks in the Canadian Rockies.

Origin of the Name

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The mountain was named in 1913 by R.D. McCaw, who made a phototopographic survey along the route of the Banff-Windermere road. The survey was made for the British Columbia government. The name "Isabelle" given by McCaw to one of his photographic stations at the request of Mr. W.W. Bell, engineer in charge of construction of the Banff-Windermere Road at the time. Bell had asked McCaw to name a mountain after his wife Isabelle.[2]

Climbing

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The Interprovincial Boundary Commission made the first ascent of the peak in 1913.[4] A moderate/difficult scramble to the summit can be made on the southern slopes.[3]

Climate

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, the mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Isabelle Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
  2. ^ a b "Isabelle Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
  3. ^ a b Kane, Alan (1999). "Isabelle Peak". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies. Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 222–223. ISBN 0-921102-67-4.
  4. ^ "Isabelle Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-08.
  5. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
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