Valley of the Ten Peaks

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The reflections of some of the Ten Peaks on Moraine Lake.
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The reflections of some of the Ten Peaks on Moraine Lake.
A panorama of Moraine Lake.
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A panorama of Moraine Lake.

Valley of the Ten Peaks is a valley in Banff National Park that is crowned by ten notable peaks and also includes Moraine Lake. The valley can be reached by following the Moraine Lake road near Lake Louise. The ten peaks were originally named by Samuel Allen, an early explorer of the region.

Mount Hungabee, was not included in the original list by Allen, even though it is higher than Wenkchemna Peak, the latter of which is really an extension of Hungabee.[1]

[edit] Peaks

The ten peaks, in order of how they are numbered from east to west, are:

# Peak metres feet
1 Mount Fay 3,235 10,613
2 Mount Little 3,088 10,131
3 Mount Bowlen 3,072 10,079
4 Tonsa 3,057 10,030
5 Mount Perren 3,051 10,010
6 Mount Allen 3,310 10,860
7 Mount Tuzo 3,246 10,650
8 Deltaform Mountain 3,424 11,234
9 Neptuak Mountain 3,233 10,607
10 Wenkchemna Peak 3,170 10,401

There are other peaks visible from within the valley as well, including Mount Temple, Mount Babel and Eiffel Peak.

The Valley of the Ten Peaks was featured on the reverse side of the 1970 and 1978 issues of the Canadian twenty dollar bill.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Peakfinder - Ten Peaks Range
  2. ^ Bank of Canada - 1969-1979 Canadian $20 Bank note featuring Moraine Lake



Coordinates: 51°19′04″N, 116°12′52″W

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