Photo: (l-r) Ebon Peak, Aries Peak, Stairway Peak, Midway Peak, Mount Synge, and Howse Peak from the east on the Icefields Parkway
Stairway Peak
- 2999 m (9,840ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
51.7931N -116.656W
Located on the continental divide in the Mistaya River and Blaeberry River Valleys above Cirque Lake; south of Midway Peak; north of Aries Peak
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Banff
Headwater: Saskatchewan/Columbia
Major Valley: Mistaya
Visible from Highway: 93N
Located on the continental divide in the Mistaya River and Blaeberry River Valleys above Cirque Lake; south of Midway Peak; north of Aries Peak
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Banff
Headwater: Saskatchewan/Columbia
Major Valley: Mistaya
Visible from Highway: 93N
Ascent Date: 1944
Ascent Party: Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Measuroll, J. Monroe Thorington,
Ascent Guide: Edward Feuz jr.
Ascent Party: Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Measuroll, J. Monroe Thorington,
Ascent Guide: Edward Feuz jr.
Year Named: 1918
Named by: Arthur Wheeler
Named for: The formations resemble a stairway up the side of the peak.
Named by: Arthur Wheeler
Named for: The formations resemble a stairway up the side of the peak.
Photo: Stairway Peak from the Icefields Parkway