Albert Peak is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation.

Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 2,465 meters (8,087 ft) above the Illecillewaet Valley in 6 km (3.7 mi).

[7] The landform was named in 1883 by Principal Grant to honor Albert Luther Rogers (1859–1929), the nephew of Major A.

B. Rogers, and his assistant while exploring this area 1881–82 for a Canadian Pacific Railway route through the Selkirk and Rocky Mountains.

The mountain's toponym was officially adopted September 8, 1932, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.