Peaks
The ten peaks, in order of how they are numbered from east to west, are:
| # | Peak | metres | feet | Original Native name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Fay | 3,235 | 10,613 | Heejee |
| 2 | Mount Little | 3,088 | 10,131 | Num |
| 3 | Mount Bowlen | 3,072 | 10,079 | Yamnee |
| 4 | Mount Tonsa | 3,057 | 10,030 | Tonsa |
| 5 | Mount Perren | 3,051 | 10,010 | Sapta |
| 6 | Mount Allen | 3,310 | 10,860 | Shappee |
| 7 | Mount Tuzo | 3,246 | 10,650 | Shagowa |
| 8 | Deltaform Mountain | 3,424 | 11,234 | Shakhnowa |
| 9 | Neptuak Mountain | 3,233 | 10,607 | Neptuak |
| 10 | Wenkchemna Peak | 3,170 | 10,401 | Wenkchemna |
There are other peaks visible from within the valley as well, including Mount Temple, Mount Babel and Eiffel Peak. Fay Glacier is developed between Mount Babel, Mount Fay, Mount Little and Mount Bowlen.
The Valley of the Ten Peaks was featured on the reverse side of the 1969 and 1979 issues of the Canadian twenty dollar bill.
The Neil Colgan Hut, a mountaineering destination, can be reached in 8 to 12 hours climbing the Perren Route from Moraine Lake.
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Famous quotes containing the word peaks:
“The true, prescriptive artist strives after artistic truth; the lawless artist, following blind instinct, after an appearance of naturalness. The one leads to the highest peaks of art, the other to its lowest depths.”
—Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe (1749–1832)
“The stern hand of fate has scourged us to an elevation where we can see the great everlasting things which matter for a nation—the great peaks we had forgotten, of Honour, Duty, Patriotism, and, clad in glittering white, the great pinnacle of Sacrifice pointing like a rugged finger to Heaven.”
—David Lloyd George (1863–1945)
“Why wont they let a year die without bringing in a new one on the instant, cant they use birth control on time? I want an interregnum. The stupid years patter on with unrelenting feet, never stopping—rising to little monotonous peaks in our imaginations at festivals like New Year’s and Easter and Christmas—But, goodness, why need they do it?”
—John Dos Passos (1896–1970)