Chimney Peak (Canada)
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Prominence131 m (430 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Fay (3235 m)
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,001 m (9,846 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 131 m (430 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Fay (3235 m) |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 51°15′52″N 116°09′19″W / 51.26444°N 116.15528°W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
| Protected areas | |
| Parent range | Bow Range[3] |
| Topo map | NTS 82N8 Lake Louise[3][2] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1910 by E.O. Wheeler and T.G. Longstaff[4][1] |
Chimney Peak is located at the northeastern end of Kootenay National Park just south of Quadra Mountain and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border.[2] It was named in 1910 by T.G. Longstaff and Captain E.O. Wheeler who made its first ascent through a chimney.[2]
