Stanley Peak (other)

	Stanley Peak (other) Stanley Peak may refer to: * Stanley Peak (Ball Range), in the Canadian Rockies * Stanley Peak, South Georgia See also * Mount Stanley, in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda {{place name disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Stanley Peak (Ball Range) Stanley Peak is a mountain located in the Ball Range, at the northeastern section of Kootenay National Park, in the Canadian Rocky Mountains (British Columbia, Canada). The mountain was named in 1901 by its first climber, the English explorer Edward Whymper, after Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby, the sixth Governor-General of Canada. There are sources that date the naming in 1912 after Stanley H. Mitchell, Secretary-Treasurer of Alpine Club of Canada. The peak is visible from the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 93. Stanley Glacier on the northeast face of the peak can be seen up close by following a hiking trail into a hanging valley between the peak and a southern outlier of Storm Mountain. Stanley Peak can be ascended from a scrambling route by late summer but involves much routefinding among the many ledges and gullies on the north face. Climbing routes (UIAA III) travel the north and northeast faces. Other BC peaks There are another two peaks in British Col ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Stanley Peak, South Georgia Stanley Peak is a central summit in the Wilckens Peaks, rising to 1,265 m at the head of Fortuna Glacier, South Georgia. It was named by the UK Antarctic Place-Names Committee (UK-APC) after Lieutenant Commander (later Cdr.) Ian Stanley, Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ..., a helicopter pilot from HMS ''Antrim'', who carried out a rescue operation in bad weather after two helicopters had crashed on Fortuna Glacier, 21 April 1982. Mountains and hills of South Georgia Falklands War in South Georgia {{SouthGeorgia-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]