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Looking west-southwest to Ptarmigan Peak from Fossil Mountain (courtesy Alan Kane)

Ptarmigan Peak

  • 3035 m (9,958ft)
  • First Ascent
  • Naming History
  • Hiking and Trails
51.4922N -116.090W
Located at the head of Corral Creek and the head of Skoki Valley; Northern buttress of Boulder Pass; west buttress of Deception Pass

Range: Slate
Province: Alberta
Park: Banff
Headwater: Bow
Visible from Highway: 1
Ascent Date: 1909
Ascent Party: J.W.A. Hickson
Ascent Guide: Edward Feuz jr.
Year Named: 1909
Named by: J.W.A. Hickson
Named for: Numerous ptarmigan were found in the meadows below the peak.
Popular Hike: Skoki
Journal Reference: App 19-233

Looking west-northwest across Baker Lake to Ptarmigan Peak (courtesy Sonny Bou)

Mount Richardson (left), Pika Peak, and Ptarmigan Peak from the west on the Trans-Canada Highway near Kicking Horse Pass

Photo: Ptarmigan Peak (left) and Pika Peak from Jones Pass

Photo: Looking east-northeast to Ptarmigan Peak from Wapta Lake

Looking west-northwest to Ptarmigan Peak from below Deception Pass (courtesy Edwin Knox)

Looking northwest to Ptarmigan Peak (courtesy Sonny Bou)

Looking north to Pika Peak (left) and Ptarmigan Peak (courtesy Ivan Pull)

Looking north to Pika Peak (left) and Ptarmigan Peak (courtesy Reink Lakeman)