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Prior Peak

Coordinates: 51°43′15″N 116°55′52″W / 51.72083°N 116.93111°W / 51.72083; -116.93111
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Prior Peak
Prior Peak is located in Alberta
Prior Peak
Prior Peak
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Prior Peak is located in British Columbia
Prior Peak
Prior Peak
Prior Peak (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation3,276 m (10,748 ft)[1][2]
Prominence33 m (108 ft)[3]
Parent peakMount Barnard (3339 m)[3]
Listing
Coordinates51°43′15″N 116°55′52″W / 51.72083°N 116.93111°W / 51.72083; -116.93111[4]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Protected areaBanff National Park
Parent rangePark Ranges
Topo mapNTS 82N10 Blaeberry River[4]
Climbing
First ascent1937 E. Cromwell, E. Cromwell Jr., Georgia Engelhard, F.S. North, J. M. Thorington[1][3]

Prior Peak is located at the head of Waitabit Creek on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1924 after Edward Prior, Lieutenant-Governor of British Columbia from 1919-1920.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Prior Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  2. ^ "Topographic map of Prior Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  3. ^ a b c "Prior Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  4. ^ a b "Prior Peak (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  5. ^ "Prior Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-09-19.