Ha Ling Peak

Ha Ling Peak rises in Alberta’s Canadian Rockies just south of Canmore, at the northwestern end of Ehagay Nakoda, and is one of the town’s most prominent mountains. Its name grew from an 1896 story about Ha Ling, a Chinese cook associated with the Canadian Pacific Railway, who reportedly won a 50-dollar wager by climbing the peak, returning quickly, and later proving it by planting a larger flag visible from Canmore. Formerly known locally as The Beehive, the mountain was long called Chinaman’s Peak, made official in 1980, and renamed Ha Ling Peak in 1997 after the earlier name was judged derogatory.

Alberta · Canada