Easiest route rock climb First ascent 1929 Province Alberta | Topo map NTS 82O/03 Elevation 2,935 m Prominence 160 m | |
Similar Mount Girouard, Mount Inglismaldie, Princess Margaret Mountain, Fairholme Range, Mount Charles Stewart |
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.
Map of Mount Peechee, Improvement District No. 9, AB, Canada
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.
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