词条 | Grays Peak (British Columbia) |
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| name = Grays Peak | photo = | photo_caption = | elevation_m = 2753 | elevation_ref = [1] | prominence_m = 223 | prominence_ref = [1] | range = Kokanee Range | location = British Columbia, Canada | topo = NTS 082F11 | map = Canada British Columbia | range_coordinates = | map_alt = Map showing location of Grays Peak in southeast British Columbia | label_position = left | map_size = 200 | coordinates = {{coord|49|43|36|N|117|07|28|W|type:mountain_region:CA-BC_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_ref = [2] | first_ascent = | easiest_route = }}Grays Peak is a mountain in southeast British Columbia, Canada.[4] It is located in Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park in the Kootenays,[2] and is best known for being the mountain pictured on the label of Kokanee beer.[1] LocationGrays Peak is located at the south end of Kokanee Glacier Provincial Park, between the headwaters of Kokanee Creek and Coffee Creek.[3] NameGrays Peak was named after brothers John Balfour Gray and Robert Hampton Gray (VC), who were born in Trail, BC, and grew up in Nelson, BC. Both brothers were killed in WWII. The name was adopted by the Geographic Board of Canada on 12 March 1946.[3] External links
References1. ^1 2 {{cite bivouac|id=2727|title=Grays Peak|accessdate=2010-07-24}} {{BritishColumbia-geo-stub}}2. ^1 Natural Resources Canada, Geographical Names of Canada database, Grays Peak. Accessed 2010-07-24 3. ^1 2 {{cite bcgnis|id=2651|title=Grays Peak|accessdate=2010-07-24}} 1 : Mountains of British Columbia |
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