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Vulture Peak  Alberta (Peak 38-28) . Value: 7
Height: 2957 m (9701 ft) Prominence?: 138 m  
Line Parent?: Mount Olive(2 km away, at bearing 226 degrees)
Location: 51:37:36-116:28:00   51.62670-116.46670   11U 536915 5719655     NAD27: 11U 536916 5719437
NTS Map: 082.N.09 (5 km S of Bow Lake). (26 km N of Field). (2 km W of Crowfoot Mountain).
Name Status: Unofficial
Ranges: Rocky Mountains / Canadian Rockies / Continental Ranges / Park Ranges / Wapta Icefield
Regions: Continental Columbia / Banff Kananaskis / Howse

First Ascent:  unrecorded
The unnamed peak 2 km NE of Mt. Olive. This peak and the headwall immediately to its west brood over the approach route to Bow Hut. The unofficial name is given for the peak's proximity to Vulture Glacier. The avalanche pictured in the photo on the cover of Tony Daffern's "Avalanche Safety for Skiers and Climbers" fell from the headwall just west of the peak.

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Trip Reports
29 A Glacier Super G from Vulture Peak Vern Dewit

Topo Maps
Bow Lake & Saskatchewan Crossing Gem Trek 1:70000 50m

Nearby Lodge
Bow Hut
Peyto Hut
Balfour Hut 

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