Gong Peak

Gong Peak is located in Alberta
Gong Peak
Gong Peak
Location in Alberta
Highest pointElevation3,120 m (10,240 ft)[1][2]Prominence280 m (920 ft)[3]Parent peakMount Smythe (3,246 m)[3]ListingMountains of AlbertaCoordinates52°22′11″N 117°27′33″W / 52.36972°N 117.45917°W / 52.36972; -117.45917[4]GeographyCountryCanadaProvinceAlbertaParent rangeWinston Churchill RangeTopo mapNTS 83C6 Sunwapta Peak[4]ClimbingFirst ascent1936 by E. Cromwell, E. Cromwell Jr., F.S. North, J. Monroe Thorington[1][3]Easiest routerock/snow climb

Gong Peak is a mountain located in the Sunwapta River Valley of Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada. The peak lies three km southeast of Mount Weiss. The mountain was named in 1919 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey after nearby Gong Lake.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Gong Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2005-06-05.
  2. ^ "Topographic map of Gong Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-03-27.
  3. ^ a b c "Gong Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  4. ^ a b "Gong Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-05-17.
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