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Portal Peak
Portal Peak from Icefields Parkway at Bow Lake
Highest point
Elevation2,926 m (9,600 ft)[1]
Prominence86 m (282 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Thompson (3089 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°39′28″N 116°30′55″W / 51.65778°N 116.51528°W / 51.65778; -116.51528[2]
Geography
Portal Peak is located in Alberta
Portal Peak
Portal Peak
Location of Portal Peak in Alberta
Portal Peak is located in Canada
Portal Peak
Portal Peak
Portal Peak (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeWaputik Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N10 Blaeberry River[2]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rockSedimentary
Climbing
First ascent1926 by D. Duncan and L. Hudson

Portal Peak is a 2,926-metre (9,600-foot) mountain summit located four kilometers west of Bow Lake in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Thompson, 1.0 km (0.62 mi) to the northwest.[1] Portal Peak is situated east of the Wapta Icefield, and is a member of the Waputik Mountains. Portal Peak can be seen from the Icefields Parkway at Bow Lake.

  1. ^ a b c d "Portal Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-04-03.
  2. ^ a b "Portal Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-04-03.

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