Grays Peak (British Columbia)

Grays Peak
Grays Peak
British Columbia, Canada
Elevation 2,753 m (9,032 ft) [1]
Prominence 223 m (732 ft) [1]
Location
Range Kokanee Range
Coordinates [2]
Topo map NTS 082F11

Grays Peak is a mountain in southeast British Columbia, Canada.[3] It is located in Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park in the Kootenays,[2] and is best-known for being the mountain pictured on the label of Kokanee beer.[1]

Location

Grays Peak is located at the south end of Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park, between the headwaters of Kokanee Creek and Coffee Creek.[3]

Name

Grays Peak was named after brothers John Balfour Gray and Robert Hampton Gray (VC), who were born in Trail, BC, and grew up in Nelson, BC. Both brothers were killed in WWII. The name was adopted by the Geographic Board of Canada on 12 March 1946.[3]

External links

References

  1. ^ a b c "Grays Peak". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=2727. Retrieved 2010-07-24. 
  2. ^ a b Natural Resources Canada, Geographical Names of Canada database, Grays Peak. Accessed 2010-07-24
  3. ^ a b c "Grays Peak". BC Geographical Names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/2651.html. Retrieved 2010-07-24.