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Stanley Peak  British Columbia   #1538 (BA75)
Ranges: North America Ranges / Rocky Mountains / Canadian Rockies / Continental Ranges / Park Ranges

Height: 3153 m -> 10344 feet
Prominence?: 243 m  
Line Parent?: Mount Ball (3.7 km away, at bearing 115 degrees)
Greater Parent ?: Mount Ball (19.6 km away)

Location:   51.17041,-116.05399     51:10:13, -116:03:14   11U 566137 5669201 (30 km S of Lake Louise). NTS Mapsheet: 082.N.01   AreaCode?: FL16/BA75
First Ascent: 1901 Edward Whymper, J. Bossoney, C. Kaufmann, C. Klucker, J. Pollinger.
The North Face Of Stanley Peak
Located NW of Mount Ball at the head of Stanley Creek. It is an attractive peak with a bench glacier below the N face. The N face is home to the N face Kahl route and the Y couloir routes.

Name Notes: It was named by Edward Whymper in 1901 after Frederick Arthur Stanley who was Canada's sixth Governor General. However, he is most likely known as the person responsible for the Stanley Cup.

Trips within 1 km
22 2007.07.27 Stanley peak, N Face, Kahl route Route Ian Hunt
41 2004.12.01 Rockies Ice 2004/2005 Route Janez Ales
29 1991.09.30 Mount Stanley Orvel Miskiw

Comments

Paper Maps
1:50000Banff - Egypt Lake Gem Trek
1:100000Kootenay National Park Gem Trek
1:100000Banff & Mount Assiniboine Gem Trek
1:250000Banff National Park Gem Trek
1:400000Canadian Rockies Gem Trek
1:600000Southwest Alberta & Southeast British Columbia Gem Trek
 

Subject Photos   View Thumbnails
7 The North Face Of Stanley Peak John Scurlock
7 Snow Gully above Col at Southeast End of Stanley Valley Bill Kerr
3 Looking down Snow Gully above Col at Southeast End of Stanley Valley. Bill Kerr
3 Stanley Peak in May Kevin Altheim

Placename Photos
9 Hiking the Southwest Ridge of Numa Mountain Graeme Pole
8 Beatrice Peak Rick Collier
6 Ball, Beatrice, and Stanley Bill Kerr
6 Toe of the Stanley Glacier Kevin Altheim
5 Haffner Creek - After the Burn Kevin Altheim
5 Mount Ball and Storm Mountain (Vermilion) Kevin Altheim
4 Looking Up Haffner Creek Kevin Altheim
4 The Guard Wall (Stanley Headwall) Kevin Altheim
4 Stanley PK North Face - Kahl Route Kevin Altheim
2 Mount Whymper - View Southeast Kevin Altheim
2 View Southwest from Pilot Mountain Kevin Altheim