Trapper Peak is a mountain

Mountain

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 in Alberta

Alberta

Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...

 and British Columbia

British Columbia

British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...

, Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

, located on their border along the Continental Divide in the Wapta Icefield

Wapta Icefield

The Wapta Icefield is located on the Continental Divide in the Canadian Rockies, in the provinces of British Columbia and Alberta. The icefield is shared by Banff and Yoho National Parks and numerous outlet glaciers extend from the icefield, including the Vulture, Bow and Peyto Glaciers...

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Trapper Peak has two summits, one accessible from Baker

Mount Baker (Alberta)

Mount Baker is a mountain on the Continental Divide, in Alberta and British Columbia, in the Canadian Rockies.The peak was named in 1898 by John Norman Collie, after G.P. Baker of the Appalachian Mountain Club. The first ascent was in 1923 by W. D. Wilcox and R. Aemmer.-Nearby:* Mount Habel *...

. Peyto Peak

Peyto Peak

Peyto Peak is a mountain in the Waputik Range, part of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta, Canada.It lies at the north end of the Wapta Icefield, in Banff National Park, about one km east of the border with British Columbia and north of the town of Field. Five kilometres to the northeast lies Bow...

 is located 2 km (1 mi) to the north-east.

The peak was originally named in 1892 by Walter D. Wilcox

Walter Wilcox

Walter Dwight Wilcox was an early explorer of the Canadian Rockies, especially in the Lake Louise region.Wilcox was educated at Phillips Academy, Andover and Yale University ....

 to honor his guide, trapper Bill Peyto

Bill Peyto

Ebenezer William "Bill" Peyto was a pioneer, mountain guide, and early park warden of the Banff National Park. As a guide, Peyto was chosen to lead Edward Whymper to Vermilion Pass. His large photograph prominently marks the entrance to the town of Banff, Alberta...

, and the first ascent was in 1933 by Conrad Kain

Conrad Kain

Conrad Kain was an Austrian mountain guide who guided extensively in Europe, Canada, and New Zealand, and was responsible for the first ascents of more than 60 routes in British Columbia...

and party.