Grays Peak

Grays Peak rises in southeastern British Columbia in the Kootenays, within Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park, between the headwaters of Kokanee Creek and Coffee Creek. It is widely recognized as the mountain pictured on the label of Kokanee beer, making it familiar far beyond the park. The peak was named for brothers John Balfour Gray and Robert Hampton Gray, who were born in Trail and grew up in Nelson and were both killed in the Second World War. Its name was officially adopted by the Geographic Board of Canada on 12 March 1946, linking the mountain to both local remembrance and a lasting regional image.

British Columbia · Canada