Prior Peak

Prior Peak
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Highest point
Elevation	3,276 m (10,748 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence	33 m (108 ft) [3]
Parent peak	Mount Barnard (3339 m) [3]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°43′15″N116°55′52″W / 51.72083°N 116.93111°W / 51.72083; -116.93111 [4]
Geography
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Protected area	Banff National Park
Parent range	Park Ranges
Topo map	NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River [4]
Climbing
First ascent	1937 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]

See also

• List of peaks on the British Columbia–Alberta border
• List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies

References

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