Photo: Looking southwest to Sullivan Peak from the Icefields Parkway south of Saskatchwan River Crossing
Sullivan Peak
- 3022 m (9,915ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
51.9392N -116.939W
Located between Arctomys Creek (Valley of the Lakes) and the Glacier River; 3 km southwest of Mount Erasmus
Province: Alberta
Park: Banff
Headwater: Saskatchewan
Visible from Highway: 93N
Located between Arctomys Creek (Valley of the Lakes) and the Glacier River; 3 km southwest of Mount Erasmus
Province: Alberta
Park: Banff
Headwater: Saskatchewan
Visible from Highway: 93N
Ascent Date: 1940
Ascent Party: ACC Party
Ascent Party: ACC Party
Year Named: 1859
Named by: James Hector
Named for: Sullivan, John W. (John Sullivan was the secretary and astronomer with the Palliser Expedition.)
Named by: James Hector
Named for: Sullivan, John W. (John Sullivan was the secretary and astronomer with the Palliser Expedition.)
John W. Sullivan was teaching at the Naval Academy at Greenwich where he was regarded as an efficient mathematician and sextant observer. Upon the recommendation of Dr. Edward Purcell of the Academy, Sullivan was appointed to the Palliser Expedition and took charge of its astronomical observations and secretarial work. James Hector would have noticed this peak when he visited Glacier Lake and the Glacier River below the Lyell Icefield in 1859.
Photo: Looking west to Sullivan Peak from the east end of Glacier Lake (courtesy Gerry Hopkins)