Mount Peechee

Mount Peechee
Highest point
Elevation	2,935 m (9,629 ft) ^[1]
Prominence	160 m (520 ft) ^[2]
Coordinates	51°12′35″N 115°22′30″W / 51.20972°N 115.37500°W / 51.20972; -115.37500
Geography
Location	Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Fairholme Range
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

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

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