Collier Peak

Collier Peak
Collier Peak
Location in Alberta
Collier Peak
Location in British Columbia
Collier Peak
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation3,232 m (10,604 ft)[1][a]
Prominence94 m (308 ft)[1]
Listing
Coordinates51°23′27″N 116°18′12″W / 51.39083°N 116.30333°W / 51.39083; -116.30333[4]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Parent rangeBow Range[5][4][1]
Topo mapNTS 82N8 Lake Louise[4]
Climbing
First ascent1893 H.P. Nichols, Samuel E.S. Allen[6][1]

Collier Peak is located between Mount Victoria and Popes Peak and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border. It was named in 1903 after Dr. Joseph Collier.[2][1][6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Collier Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  2. ^ a b "Collier Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  3. ^ Lake Louise & Yoho (Map). 1:50,000. Cochrane, AB: Gem Trek Publishing. 2001. § D4. ISBN 1-895526-15-9. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
  4. ^ a b c "Collier Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2025-03-24.
  5. ^ NTS Map sheet 82N08
  6. ^ a b "Collier Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-03-24.
Notes
  1. ^ Other sources state 3215 m.[2][3]