Mount Peechee

Mount Peechee
Elevation 2,935 m (9,629 ft)[1]
Prominence 160 m (520 ft)[2]
Location
Location Alberta, Canada
Range Fairholme Range
Coordinates 51°12′35″N 115°22′30″W / 51.20972°N 115.37500°W
Topo map NTS 82O/03
Climbing
First ascent 1929
Easiest route rock climb

Mount Peechee is the third highest peak of the Fairholme Range in Banff National Park. Mt. Peechee is located immediately southeast of Mount Girouard in the Bow River valley south of Lake Minnewanka.

The mountain was named in 1884 by George Dawson after an Indian guide who escorted George Simpson through the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies.

References

  1. Peakfinder. "Mt. Peechee". Retrieved 2007-08-31.
  2. "Mount Peechee". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.