Floe Peak is a 3,006-metre (9,862 ft) mountain summit located on the western border of Kootenay National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. The name for this mountain has not been officially adopted yet. Its nearest higher peak is Foster Peak, 3.0 km (1.9 mi) to the northwest,[1] and both are part of the Vermilion Range. The mountain is part of what is known as the Rockwall in the Vermilion Range, and is named for Floe Lake[4] which is situated below the enormous northern cliffs of the peak.[1] Floe Lake, one of the beauty spots of Kootenay Park, is accessible via the Floe Lake Trail.

Floe Peak
Floe Peak
Highest point
Elevation	3,006 m (9,862 ft)[1]
Prominence	436 m (1,430 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Mount Verendrye (3083 m)[1]
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°02′33″N 116°08′32″W[1]
Geography
Floe Peak Location of Floe Peak in British Columbia Show map of British Columbia Floe Peak Floe Peak (Canada) Show map of Canada
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Protected area	Kootenay National Park
District	Kootenay Land District
Parent range	Vermilion Range[2] Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82N1 Mount Goodsir
Geology
Age of rock	Cambrian[3]
Type of rock	Ottertail Limestone[3]

Geology

Floe Peak is composed of limestone, a sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Floe Peak is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains east into Floe Creek, a tributary of the Vermilion River, or west into tributaries of the Kootenay River.

Floe Peak from Floe Lake

See also

• Geology of the Rocky Mountains
• Geography of British Columbia

References

External links

• Parks Canada web site: Kootenay National Park