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Boundary Peak (New York)
Boundary Peak may refer to: * Boundary Peak, the former name of Popes Peak, an historic summit on the Canadian Rockies on the British Columbia border * any of c. 1000 peaks forming the international boundary between the British Columbia and Yukon, Canada, and Alaska, United States, numbered in sequence; see List of Boundary Peaks of the Alaska-British Columbia border * Boundary Peak (Maine) *Boundary Peak (Nevada) **Boundary Peak Wilderness The Boundary Peak Wilderness is a protected wilderness area in the White Mountains of Esmeralda County, in the western section of the state of Nevada in the western United States. The wilderness covers an area of approximately 10,000 acres (40& ..., Nevada * Boundary Peak (New York), near Avalanche Lake in New York State {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popes Peak
Popes Peak is a mountain on the border of Alberta and British Columbia in Western Canada, on the Continental Divide of the Americas, part of the Bow Range of the Canadian Rockies between Lake Louise (Alberta), Lake Louise Valley and Cataract Brook, bordering Banff National Park, Banff and Yoho National Park, Yoho national parks. The peak was named in 1887 after John Henry Pope, a member of the 1st Canadian Parliament. It was originally known as Boundary Peak for the borders running through it, just south of Kicking Horse Pass The mountain was first climbed in 1903 by George Collier and his brother Joseph, guided by Christian Kaufmann (alpine guide), Christian Kaufmann. Geology Popes Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. Climate Based on the Köppen climate classification, Popes Peak is located in a sub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |