Photo: Dragon Peak from just south of the Sunwapta Falls Junction on the Icefields Parkway
Dragon Peak
- 2940 m (9,646ft)
- Naming History
52.4461N -117.701W
Located in the Upper Athabasca River Valley south of Dragon Creek
Province: Alberta
Park: Jasper
Headwater: Athabasca
Major Valley: Athabasca
Visible from Highway: 93N
Located in the Upper Athabasca River Valley south of Dragon Creek
Province: Alberta
Park: Jasper
Headwater: Athabasca
Major Valley: Athabasca
Visible from Highway: 93N
Year Named: 1921
Named by: Arthur Wheeler
Named for: The rock formations at the summit were thought to resemble a dragon by members of the Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Survey.
Named by: Arthur Wheeler
Named for: The rock formations at the summit were thought to resemble a dragon by members of the Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Survey.