Stairway Peak is a 3,006 metres (9,862 ft) mountain summit located on the Continental Divide, on the shared border of Alberta and British Columbia in the Canadian Rockies. It is also on the shared border between Banff National Park and Yoho National Park, and can be seen from the Icefields Parkway. It was named in 1918 by Arthur O. Wheeler.[1][3]

Stairway Peak
Highest point
Elevation	2,999 m (9,839 ft)[1][2]
Prominence	105 m (344 ft)[3]
Parent peak	Howse Peak (3295 m)[3]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°47′36″N 116°39′22″W[4]
Geography
Stairway Peak Location in Alberta and British Columbia Show map of Alberta Stairway Peak Stairway Peak (British Columbia) Show map of British Columbia
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Protected area	Banff National Park
Parent range	Waputik Mountains
Topo map	NTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake[4]
Climbing
First ascent	1944 Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Measuroll, J. Monroe Thorington, Edward Feuz jr.[1][3]

Geology

Stairway Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Stairway Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone 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 peak drains east to the Mistaya River, or west into tributaries of the Blaeberry River.

See also

• List of peaks on the British Columbia–Alberta border

References