Popes Peak

{{Short description|Mountain on Alberta/British Columbia border in Canada}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name = Popes Peak

| photo = Popes Peak from Fairview.jpg

| photo_caption = Popes Peak centered at top

| elevation_m = 3163

| elevation_ref = {{cite crdb|id=1096|name=Pope's Peak|access-date=2007-09-10}}

| prominence_m = 81

| prominence_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=1594|name=Popes Peak|access-date=2009-01-02}}

| range = Bow Range

| parent_peak = Collier Peak (3232 m)

| listing = {{unbulleted list

| Mountains of Alberta

| Mountains of British Columbia}}

| country = Canada

| region_type = Provinces

| region = {{enum|Alberta|British Columbia}}

| part_type = Protected areas

| part = {{unbulleted list|Banff National Park|Yoho National Park}}

| map = Canada Alberta#Canada British Columbia#Canada

| map_caption = Location in Alberta##Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada

| label_position = right#left

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 8

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Popes Peak

| coordinates = {{coord|51.40222|-116.29444|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=IABYF|name=Popes Peak (Alberta)|access-date=2021-09-18}}

| topo_map = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|N|08}}

| first_ascent = 1903 George Collier, Joseph Collier, Christian Kaufmann

| easiest_route = North Face III

}}

Popes Peak is a mountain on the border of Alberta and British Columbia in Western Canada, on the Continental Divide of the Americas, part of the Bow Range of the Canadian Rockies between Lake Louise Valley and Cataract Brook, bordering Banff and Yoho national parks.

The peak was named in 1887 after John Henry Pope, a member of the 1st Canadian Parliament. It was originally known as Boundary Peak for the borders running through it, just south of Kicking Horse Pass

The mountain was first climbed in 1903 by George Collier and his brother Joseph, guided by Christian Kaufmann.{{cite bcgnis|17732|Popes Peak|2021-09-18}}

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