Scarab Peak (Canada)

{{short description|Mountain in Western Canada}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name= Scarab Peak

| photo= Scarab Peak.jpg

| photo_caption= Scarab Peak above Scarab Lake

| elevation_m= 2918

| elevation_ref=

| prominence_m= 713

| prominence_ref={{cite bivouac|id= 8530|name=Scarab Peak|accessdate= 2019-02-09}}

| parent= Ball Range, Canadian Rockies

| listing= Mountains of Alberta
Mountains of British Columbia

| subdivision1_type= Provinces

| subdivision1= {{enum|Alberta|British Columbia}}

| country= Canada

| map= Alberta##British Columbia##Canada

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

| map_size= 270

| label_position= left#right

| coordinates= {{coord|51|05|46|N|115|55|58|W|type:mountain_region:CA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref=

| topo_map= NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|O|4}}

| geology= Sedimentary rock

| age= Cambrian

| first_ascent=

| easiest_route=

}}

Scarab Peak is a {{convert|2918|m|ft|adj=mid}} mountain summit located on the Continental Divide, on the shared border between Banff and Kootenay national parks in Canada. Scarab Peak is part of the Ball Range in the Canadian Rockies. The peak is situated one kilometre east-southeast of Haiduk Peak and {{convert|8.32|km|mi|abbr=on}} southeast of Mount Ball. The mountain's name scarab was in keeping with the Egyptian theme of the immediate area, e.g., Egypt Lake, Mummy Lake, Pharaoh Peaks, names which were applied in 1922 by Arthur O. Wheeler of the Interprovincial Boundary Survey. Wheeler regarded the area particularly beautiful when he wrote: "After 30 years of exploration, surveys and mapping the main ranges of the Canadian Rockies, the writer ... can safely say that outstanding among them for scenic charm and interest may be classed the group of peaks, lakes and alpine meadows of the Egypt Lake area."Banff - Assiniboine: a beautiful world : a guide to the trails and the rich history of Banff National Park from Palliser Pass to Vermilion Pass, plus the core area of Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park by Don Beers, Highline Publishing, 1993.