Chimney Rock (Canada)

Chimney Rock (Canada)
Chimney Rock

Chimney Rock from the northwest
Elevation 1,725 m (5,659 ft)
Prominence 45 m (148 ft)
Location
Location British Columbia, Canada
Range Marble Range
Coordinates 50°52′42.0″N 121°43′13.0″W / 50.87833°N 121.72028°W / 50.87833; -121.72028
Topo map NTS 92I/13
Climbing
First ascent 1957 Hank Mather; Elfida Pigou

Chimney Rock (K'lpalekw in Secwepemctsin, meaning "Coyote's Penis") is a limestone formation in Marble Canyon, British Columbia, Canada. According to a First Nations legend, it was created by the actions of the Transformers, a group of supernatural beings who traveled around the country putting things to right by changing things into stone.[1]

References

  1. ^ Folk Tales of the Salishan tribes excerpt

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