3215m (10548ft.)
Located on the continental divide between upper Lake Louise Valley and Cataract Brook. on the border of Banff & Yoho parks, Alberta/BC border. Major headwaters Bow & Columbia rivers.
Latitude 51; 23; 25 Longitude 116; 18; 00, Topo map 82N/08
Panorama viewpoint: Chateau Lake Louise. Can be seen from Highway 1
Naming: Collier, Dr. Joseph (Together with his brother George and Christian Kaufmann, Dr. Collier climbed the mountain in 1903.) Official name. Other names Mount Nichols
First ascended in 1893 by H.P. Nichols, S.E.S. Allen
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| Photo: (l-r) North summit of Mount Victoria, Collier Peak, and an un-named peak from the slopes of Mount St. Piran More photos |
Other Information
Looking northeast to Collier Peak from the north summit of Mount Victoria (courtesy Drew Nugara)Although just visible from the Chateau Lake Louise, Collier Peak is a most impressive little summit from the north near the western end of Wapta Lake.
The ascent of Collier Peak in 1893 by Samuel Allen and H.P. Nichols was the first ascent of a mountain in the Lake Louise valley. It was un-named at the time and Allen referred to it as Mount Nichols.