Mount Gray (Vermilion Range)

Mount Gray
Mount Gray seen from Rockwall Pass
Highest point
Elevation2,886 m (9,469 ft)
Prominence136 m (446 ft)
Parent peakTumbling Peak (3145  m)
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°07′46″N 116°15′47″W / 51.12944°N 116.26306°W / 51.12944; -116.26306
Geography
Mount Gray
Location in British Columbia
Mount Gray
Location in Canada
Interactive map of Mount Gray
LocationKootenay National Park
British Columbia, Canada
DistrictKootenay Land District
Parent rangeVermilion Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N1 Mount Goodsir
Geology
Rock ageCambrian
Rock typeOttertail Limestone

Mount Gray is a 2,886-metre (9,469-foot) mountain summit located on the western border of Kootenay National Park in the Vermilion Range, which is a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Tumbling Peak, 3.1 km (1.9 mi) to the southeast. The mountain is part of what is known as the Rockwall which is an escarpment of the Vermilion Range. The Rockwall Trail is a scenic 55 kilometre (34 mile) traverse of alpine passes, subalpine meadows, hanging glaciers, and limestone cliffs, in some places in excess of 900 m (2,953 ft) above the trail.