Saint Nicholas Peak is a 2,938-metre (9,639-foot) mountain summit in the Rocky Mountains of Canada. It is located on the Continental Divide, on the Alberta-British Columbia border, in both Banff National Park and Yoho National Park. It lies at the eastern edge of the Wapta Icefield, and is part of the Waputik Mountains which are a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies.

Saint Nicholas Peak
Mount Olive (left) with Saint Nicholas Peak (right) seen from Bow Lake
Highest point
Elevation	2,938 m (9,639 ft)[1][2]
Prominence	38 m (125 ft)[1]
Parent peak	Mount Olive (3,126 m)
Listing	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°37′40″N 116°30′09″W[3]
Geography
Saint Nicholas Peak Location in western Alberta Show map of Alberta Saint Nicholas Peak Saint Nicholas Peak (British Columbia) Show map of British Columbia Saint Nicholas Peak Saint Nicholas Peak (Canada) Show map of Canada
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
National Parks	Banff and Yoho
Parent range	Waputik Mountains Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River[3]
Climbing
First ascent	1930 by J. Monroe Thorington, Peter Kaufmann[4][5]

Name

It was named in 1916 by Arthur O. Wheeler; a particular gendarme on the mountain is said to resemble Santa Claus.[4][1]

Geology

The peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[6] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[7]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, it is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[8] Temperatures can drop below -20 C with wind chill factors below -30 C.

Gallery

• Views of Saint Nicholas Peak
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  Saint Nicholas Peak
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  Saint Nicholas Peak and Bow Hut
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  Approaching summit of Saint Nicholas Peak
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  Saint Nicholas Peak summit

See also

• Geography of British Columbia
• List of peaks on the British Columbia–Alberta border

References

Further reading

• Dave Birrell, 50 Roadside Panoramas in the Canadian Rockies, P 51

External links

• Parks Canada web site: Banff National Park
• Parks Canada web site: Yoho National Park
• Saint Nicholas Peak weather: Mountain Forecast
• Saint Nicholas Peak photo (with Mt. Olive in the back left): Flickr

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