Gong Peak
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Gong Peak is a mountain
located in the Sunwapta River
Valley of Jasper National Park
in Alberta, Canada. The peak lies three km southeast of Mount Weiss
. The mountain was named in 1919 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey after nearby Gong Lake.
Mountain
Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...
located in the Sunwapta River
Sunwapta River
The Sunwapta River is a major tributary of the Athabasca River in Jasper National Park in Alberta, Canada.-Course:The headwaters of the Sunwapta River are near the Columbia Icefield in the valley west northwest of Sunwapta pass, which divides Jasper National Park from Banff National Park...
Valley of Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park
Jasper National Park is the largest national park in the Canadian Rockies, spanning 10,878 km² . It is located in the province of Alberta, north of Banff National Park and west of the City of Edmonton. The park includes the glaciers of the Columbia Icefield, hot springs, lakes, waterfalls and...
in Alberta, Canada. The peak lies three km southeast of Mount Weiss
Mount Weiss
Mount Weiss is a mountain in Alberta, Canada located in the Sunwapta River valley of Jasper National Park and is part of the Sir Winston Churchill Range. The mountain was named in 1972 after Joe Weiss, who had spent 45 years of his life exploring and guiding in Jasper....
. The mountain was named in 1919 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey after nearby Gong Lake.