Valley of The Ten Peaks - Peaks

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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