Collier Peak

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Collier Peak
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Collier Peak
Location in Alberta
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Collier Peak
Location in British Columbia
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Collier Peak
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation 3,232 m (10,604 ft) [1] [a]
Prominence 94 m (308 ft) [1]
Listing
Coordinates 51°23′27″N116°18′12″W / 51.39083°N 116.30333°W / 51.39083; -116.30333 [4]
Geography
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range Bow Range [5] [4] [1]
Topo map NTS 82N8 Lake Louise [4]
Climbing
First ascent 1893 H.P. Nichols, Samuel E.S. Allen [6] [1]

Collier Peak is located between Mount Victoria and Popes Peak and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border. It was named in 1903 after Dr. Joseph Collier. [2] [1] [6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Collier Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  2. 1 2 "Collier Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  3. Lake Louise & Yoho (Map). 1:50,000. Cochrane, AB: Gem Trek Publishing. 2001. § D4. ISBN   1-895526-15-9 . Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  4. 1 2 3 "Collier Peak". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  5. NTS Map sheet 82N08
  6. 1 2 "Collier Peak". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2023-03-24.
Notes
  1. Other sources state 3215 m. [2] [3]