Saint Nicholas Peak

Saint Nicholas Peak is a 2,938-metre summit in the Canadian Rockies on the Continental Divide between Alberta and British Columbia. It lies within Banff and Yoho national parks on the eastern edge of the Wapta Icefield and is part of the Waputik Mountains. Arthur O. Wheeler named it in 1916 after a rock feature said to resemble Santa Claus, giving the mountain an unusual origin for its name. Formed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to the Jurassic and later thrust eastward during the Laramide orogeny, it reflects the geological forces that shaped the Rockies. Its subarctic climate brings severe cold, snow, and wind.

Alberta · Canada