Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier

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Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier
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South face of Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Highest point
Elevation 3,516 m (11,535 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 2,728 m (8,950 ft) [1] [2]
Parent peak Mount Clemenceau [2]
Listing
Coordinates 52°48′05″N119°43′54″W / 52.80139°N 119.73167°W / 52.80139; -119.73167 [3]
Geography
Canada British Columbia relief location map.jpg
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Mt. Sir Wilfrid Laurier
District Cariboo Land District
Parent range Premier Range
Topo map NTS 83D13 Kiwa Creek [3]
Climbing
First ascent July 5, 1924 by Allen Carpé, Rollin Chamberlin, & A. Withers [4]

Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier is the highest peak of the Cariboo Mountains in the east-central interior of British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is part of the Premier Range, which is located just west of Valemount.

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The name honours the seventh Prime Minister of Canada, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, who died in 1919. Originally named "Mount Titan" by American mountaineer Allen Carpé, it was officially renamed in 1929 to honour Canada's Liberal prime minister. [4]


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References

  1. 1 2 "British Columbia and Alberta: The Ultra-Prominence Page". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-07-04.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-01-07.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2018-01-07.
  4. 1 2 Scott, Chic (2000). Pushing the Limits, The Story of Canadian Mountaineering . Calgary, AB, Canada: Rocky Mountain Books. pp.  95. ISBN   0-921102-59-3.