Wiwaxy Peak

Wiwaxy Peak
Wiwaxy Peak, from the Lake O'Hara campground
Elevation	2,706 m (8,878 ft)[1]
Prominence	174 m (571 ft)[1]
Location
Location	British Columbia, Canada
Range	Canadian Rockies
Coordinates	51°22′0″N 116°19′7″W / 51.36667°N 116.31861°W / 51.36667; -116.31861Coordinates: 51°22′0″N 116°19′7″W / 51.36667°N 116.31861°W / 51.36667; -116.31861
Topo map	NTS 82N/08
Climbing
First ascent	1951 by T. Church, D. Pullin, W.Roubenheimer, T. Whalley[1]
Easiest route	5.6 trad

Wiwaxy Peak is a mountain peak near Lake O'Hara in British Columbia, Canada. It was named in 1894 by Samuel E.S. Allen for the Stoney First Nations word for "windy". The Burgess Shale animal Wiwaxia corrugata is named after it.

Routes

• Grassi Ridge

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  Wiwaxy Peak on a bad-weather morning

Nearby

• Elizabeth Parker hut
• Lake O'Hara
• Mount Huber

References