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The reflections of some of the Ten Peaks on Moraine Lake.

Valley of the Ten Peaks is a valley in Banff National Park that 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.

Mount Hungabee, was not included in the original list by Allen, even though it is higher than Wenkchemna Peak, the latter of which is really an extension of Hungabee.^[1]

[edit] Peaks

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

#	Peak	metres	feet
1	Mount Fay	3,235	10,613
2	Mount Little	3,088	10,131
3	Mount Bowlen	3,072	10,079
4	Tonsa	3,057	10,030
5	Mount Perren	3,051	10,010
6	Mount Allen	3,310	10,860
7	Mount Tuzo	3,246	10,650
8	Deltaform Mountain	3,424	11,234
9	Neptuak Mountain	3,233	10,607
10	Wenkchemna Peak	3,170	10,401

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.^[2].

The Neil Colgan Hut, a mountaineering destination, can be reached in 8 to 12 hours climbing the Perren Route ^[3] from Moraine Lake.

[edit] References

^ Peakfinder - Ten Peaks Range
^ Bank of Canada - 1969-1979 Canadian $20 Bank note featuring Moraine Lake
^ http://www.summitpost.org/route/162264/Perren-route-to-Neil-Colgan-Hut.html Summit Post - Perren Route

Coordinates: 51°19′04″N 116°12′52″W / 51.31778°N 116.21444°W / 51.31778; -116.21444

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[0] Peakfinder - Ten Peaks Range

[1] Bank of Canada - 1969-1979 Canadian $20 Bank note featuring Moraine Lake

[2] ttp://www.summitpost.org/route/162264/Perren-route-to-Neil-Colgan-Hut.html Summit Post - Perren Route

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