Valley of the Ten Peaks

Valley of the Ten Peaks (French: Vallée des Dix Pics) is a valley in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada, which is crowned by ten notable peaks and also includes Moraine Lake. The valley can be reached by following the Moraine Lake road near Lake Louise. The ten peaks were originally named by Samuel Allen, an early explorer of the region, who simply referred to them by using the numerals from one to ten in the Stoney First Nations Language. He may have learned the terms from his Native American guides, who helped him with the horses. The Nakoda–also known as the Stoney Indians–is a tribe whose culture and dialect are closely related to that of the Assiniboine First Nation, from whom they are believed to have separated in the mid-1700s, and who roamed large parts of the prairies and mountains of western Alberta well into British Columbia. The secluded Valley of the Ten Peaks was part of their original homeland. Gradually, though, all but three of the mountains were renamed in honour of noteworthy individuals, including Allen himself.

Valley of the Ten Peaks
The reflections of some of the Ten Peaks on Moraine Lake.
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Borders onWenkchemna Peaks
Coordinates51°20′58″N 116°09′35″W [1]
Topo mapNTS 82N/08[1]
Traversed byMoraine Lake Road, Larch Valley Trail
RiverMoraine Creek

Mount Hungabee was not included in the original peak list by Allen, even though it is higher than Wenkchemna Peak, the latter of which is really an extension of Hungabee.[2]

Peaks

The ten peaks, in order of how they are numbered from east to west, are:

#PeakmetresfeetOriginal Native name
1Mount Fay3,23510,613Heejee
2Mount Little3,08810,131Num
3Mount Bowlen3,07210,079Yamnee
4Tonsa3,05710,030Tonsa
5Mount Perren3,05110,010Sapta
6Mount Allen3,31010,860Shappee
7Mount Tuzo3,24610,650Shagowa
8Deltaform Mountain3,42411,234Shakhnowa
9Neptuak Mountain3,23310,607Neptuak
10Wenkchemna Peak3,17010,401Wenkchemna

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.[3]

The Neil Colgan Hut, a mountaineering destination, can be reached in 8 to 12 hours climbing the Perren Route from Moraine Lake.[4]

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References
  1. "Valley of the Ten Peaks". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  2. "Ten Peaks Range". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-08-14.
  3. "1969-1979 Canadian $20 Bank note featuring Moraine Lake". Bank of Canada. Archived from the original on 2006-12-22. Retrieved 2006-10-01.
  4. "Perren Route". summitpost.org. Retrieved 2008-11-29.
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