Icefall Peak

LocationBritish Columbia, CanadaDistrictKootenay Land DistrictParent rangePark Ranges → Canadian RockiesTopo mapNTS 82N14 Rostrum Peak^[2]GeologyAge of rockCambrianType of rocksedimentary rockClimbingFirst ascent1954 S.B. Hendricks, D. Hubbard, Dr. and Mrs. E.K. Karcher, A.E. PetersonEasiest routeMountaineering

Icefall Peak is a 3,195-metre (10,482-foot) mountain summit located in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Icefall Peak is situated on the Bush Mountain massif, and the nearest higher neighbor is Rostrum Peak, 2 km (1.2 mi) to the south-southeast.^[1] The peak was named in 1918 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey for an icefall on its eastern flank, and was officially adopted in 1924 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.^{[2] [3]} The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1954 by S.B. Hendricks, D. Hubbard, Dr. and Mrs. E.K. Karcher, and A.E. Peterson.^[3]

Icefall 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.^[4]

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Icefall Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[5] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

• Geography of British Columbia

• "Icefall Peak". BC Geographical Names.

• Weather: Icefall Peak