Baril Peak
Appearance
Baril Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,000 m (9,800 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 283 m (928 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 50°17′58″N 114°45′23″W / 50.29944°N 114.75639°W[2] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Parent range | High Rock Range |
Topo map | NTS 82J/07[2] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1915 Interprovincial Boundary Commission[3][1] |
Baril Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1918 after Conrad M.L. Baril, a Dominion surveyor killed in World War I.[3][1][4]
See also
- List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border
- List of mountains of Alberta
- Mountains of British Columbia
References
- ^ a b c d "Baril Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
- ^ a b "Baril Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
- ^ a b "Baril Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
- ^ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 37. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.