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 [3] |
Geography | |
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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