Photo: Mount Hungabee (left) and Ringrose Peak from Mount Temple (courtesy Alan Kane)
Ringrose Peak
- 3278 m (10,755ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
- Hiking and Trails
51.3425N -116.290W
Located on the continental divide at the head of Paradise Creek
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Banff/Yoho
Headwater: Bow/Columbia
Visible from Highway: 1
Located on the continental divide at the head of Paradise Creek
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Banff/Yoho
Headwater: Bow/Columbia
Visible from Highway: 1
Ascent Date: 1909
Ascent Party: V.A. Fynn, E.F. Pilkington
Ascent Party: V.A. Fynn, E.F. Pilkington
Year Named: 1894
Named by: Samuel E.S. Allen
Named for: Ringrose, A.E.L. (Samuel Allen met Ringrose, an acquaintance from London, England, while visiting the Rockies.)
Named by: Samuel E.S. Allen
Named for: Ringrose, A.E.L. (Samuel Allen met Ringrose, an acquaintance from London, England, while visiting the Rockies.)
Popular Hike: Lakes Louise/Moraine/O'Hara
Journal Reference: AJ 18-116, 25-81 CAJ
Journal Reference: AJ 18-116, 25-81 CAJ
Photo: Mount Hungabee (right) and Ringrose Peak from Opabin Valley (courtesy Kathy and Rob Taerum)
Looking southeast to Ringrose Peak (left) and Mount Hungabee from Mount Stephen (courtesy Sonny Bou)
Looking east to Ringrose Peak (courtesy Geoff Lampard)