Barbeau Peak

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Barbeau Peak

Barbeau Peak as seen from its eastern side
Elevation 2,616 m (8,583 ft)[1]
Prominence 2,616 m (8,583 ft)[1]
Listing List of Ultras in Canada
Location
Barbeau Peak
Location in northern Canada
Location Nunavut, Canada
Range British Empire Range
Coordinates 81°55′36″N 74°59′12″W / 81.92667°N 74.98667°W / 81.92667; -74.98667Coordinates: 81°55′36″N 74°59′12″W / 81.92667°N 74.98667°W / 81.92667; -74.98667[1]
Topo map NTS 340D/15
Climbing
First ascent June 5, 1967
Easiest route basic snow climb

Barbeau Peak is a mountain in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. Located on Ellesmere Island within Quttinirpaaq National Park, it is the highest mountain in Nunavut and the Canadian Arctic. The mountain was named in 1969 for Dr. Marius Barbeau (1883-1969), a Canadian anthropologist whose research into Indian and Inuit cultures gained him international acclaim.[2]

Barbeau Peak in 2002

Barbeau Peak is characterized by deep and long crevasses, razor thin ridges and highly variable and volatile weather.

Barbeau Peak is the highest mountain within the British Empire Range as well as the Arctic Cordillera.

Barbeau Peak was first climbed on 7 June 1967 by British geologist/glaciologist Geoffrey Hattersley-Smith as part of a joint Defence Research Board/Royal Air Force field party. The party both named the peak and determined its height.

The second ascent was by an eight man American team in June 1982 (Errington,Trafton AAC 1983) via the north ridge. Subsequent ascents have been made in 1992, 1998, 2000 and 2002, though as of 2006 only seven successful summits have been attained.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Yukon Northwest Territories and Ninavut Ultra-Prominences" Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  2. ↑ "Nunavut - Barbeau Peak". The Summits of Canada. Retrieved 2007-07-09. 
  • Geographical Names of the Ellesmere Island National Park Reserve and Vicinity by Geoffrey Hattersley-Smith (1998) ISBN 0-919034-96-9

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