Mount Peechee

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.

Mount Peechee
Highest point
Elevation	2,935 m (9,629 ft)[1]
Prominence	160 m (520 ft)[2]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	51°12′35″N 115°22′38″W[3]
Geography
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Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Protected area	Banff National Park
Parent range	Fairholme Range
Topo map	NTS 82O3 Canmore[3]
Climbing
First ascent	1929[1]
Easiest route	rock climb

The mountain was named in 1884 by George Dawson after Indigenous guide Alexis Piché, who escorted George Simpson through the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies.^[1]

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff National Park, Mount Peechee is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.^[4] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.^[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Peechee is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[6] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Mount Peechee drains into tributaries of the Bow River, which is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River.

Gallery

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  Mount Peechee from southwest on Sulphur Mountain

See also

• Geology of Alberta