- Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier
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Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier Elevation 3,516 m (11,535 ft) Prominence 2,728 m (8,950 ft) Listing List of Ultras in Canada Location Location British Columbia, Canada Range Premier Range Coordinates 52°48′10″N 119°43′9″W / 52.80278°N 119.71917°WCoordinates: 52°48′10″N 119°43′9″W / 52.80278°N 119.71917°W Topo map NTS 83D/13 Climbing First ascent 1924 by Alan Carpe, Rollin Chamberlin, & A. Withers Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier is a mountain located in the Premier Range of the Cariboo Mountains in the east-central interior of British Columbia, Canada. The mountain is the tallest in the Premier Range, which is located just west of Valemount.
The name honours the seventh Prime Minister of Canada, Sir Wilfrid Laurier, who died in 1919. It was one of the first mountains in the Premier Range to be named after a Prime Minister, receiving its designation on September 6, 1927.
See also
References
- "Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=226.
- British Columbia Government Information Sheet on Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier
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- Cariboo Mountains
- Regional District of Fraser-Fort George
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