Emerald Peak

Emerald Peak is a 2,701-metre summit in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, in the President Range of the Waputik Mountains. Rising prominently above Emerald Lake’s northwest shore, it became officially named in 1924 after nearby Emerald Lake, which had been named in 1900 for its distinctive color. The mountain is formed of Cambrian sedimentary rock deposited in shallow seas, then later uplifted when older rocks were thrust eastward over younger layers during the Laramide orogeny. Its subarctic climate brings cold, snowy winters and mild summers, and its runoff feeds the Emerald River, a tributary of the Kicking Horse River.

British Columbia · Canada