Chinook Peak

Chinook Peak is a 2,591-metre mountain in the Canadian Rockies of southwestern Alberta near Coleman in the Crowsnest Pass, rising steeply above the Crowsnest River with about 1,300 metres of relief over 4.5 kilometers. Easily seen from Highway 3, it occupies land managed by Castle Wildland Provincial Park and stands among nearby peaks on the Continental Divide. Its name grew from local knowledge: Jim Kerr used it because snow blowing westward from the summit often signaled a coming chinook wind, and Dr. Raymond A. Price later applied the local name in mapping before its official adoption in 1962. Sedimentary rock, mountain building, and a harsh alpine subarctic climate shape its striking presence.

Alberta · Canada