Cornice Peak
- 3180 m (10,434ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
52.2167N -116.825W
Located west of McDonald Creek, the second peak (from the northwest) of Cloister Mountain
Province: Alberta
Park: White Goat
Headwater: Saskatchewan
Located west of McDonald Creek, the second peak (from the northwest) of Cloister Mountain
Province: Alberta
Park: White Goat
Headwater: Saskatchewan
Ascent Date: 1967
Ascent Party: LaBelle party
Ascent Party: LaBelle party
Year Named: 1967
Named for: Presumably a cornice of snow was on the summit of this mountain when the name was chosen.
Named for: Presumably a cornice of snow was on the summit of this mountain when the name was chosen.
This mountain is the second (from the northwest) of the group of four peaks which makes up Cloister Mountains. They are said to resemble, "four fine cathedrals with splendid walls and buttresses on the south-west."