Photo: Mount Tuzo, Deltaform Mountain, and Neptuak Mountain from Larch Valley (courtesy David Wasserman)
Neptuak Mountain
- 3233 m (10,607ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
- Hiking and Trails
51.3081N -116.257W
Located on the continental divide in the Valley of the Ten Peaks between the Moraine Lake Valley and upper Tokumm Creek; south buttress of Wenkcheman Pass
Range: Ten Peaks
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Banff/Yoho/Kootenay
Headwater: Bow/Columbia
Visible from Highway: 1
Located on the continental divide in the Valley of the Ten Peaks between the Moraine Lake Valley and upper Tokumm Creek; south buttress of Wenkcheman Pass
Range: Ten Peaks
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Banff/Yoho/Kootenay
Headwater: Bow/Columbia
Visible from Highway: 1
Ascent Date: 1902
Ascent Party: J. Norman Collie, H.E.M. Stutfield, G.M. Weed, H. Woolley
Ascent Guide: Christian Kaufmann
Ascent Party: J. Norman Collie, H.E.M. Stutfield, G.M. Weed, H. Woolley
Ascent Guide: Christian Kaufmann
Year Named: 1894
Named by: Samuel E.S. Allen
Named for: "Neptuak" is the Stoney Indian word for "nine." The mountain is #9 in the Valley of the Ten Peaks.
Named by: Samuel E.S. Allen
Named for: "Neptuak" is the Stoney Indian word for "nine." The mountain is #9 in the Valley of the Ten Peaks.
Popular Hike: Lakes Louise/Moraine/O'Hara
Journal Reference: AJ 21-376, CAJ 14-48
Journal Reference: AJ 21-376, CAJ 14-48
The summit of Neptuak Mountain is noteworthy for being the only place in Canada where three national parks (Yoho, Banff, and Kootenay) meet.
Photo: Looking west-southwest to Deltaform Mountain and Neptuak Mountain from the Bow Valley Parkway
Deltaform Mountain (left) and Neptuak Mountain from Moraine Lake
Looking southwest to Deltaform Mountain (left) and Neptuak Mountain (courtesy Ron Hunter)
Looking southwest to Neptuak Mountain