Photo: Looking east to (l-r) Prior Peak, Mount Bulyea, and Mount Barnard (courtesy Bob St. John)
Prior Peak
- 3276 m (10,750ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
51.7214N -116.930W
Located on the continental divide between the Freshfield Icefield and Campbell Icefield
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Banff
Headwater: Saskatchewan/Columbia
Located on the continental divide between the Freshfield Icefield and Campbell Icefield
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Banff
Headwater: Saskatchewan/Columbia
Ascent Date: 1937
Ascent Party: E. Cromwell, E. Cromwell jr., Georgia Engelhard, F.S. North, J. Monroe Thorington
Ascent Party: E. Cromwell, E. Cromwell jr., Georgia Engelhard, F.S. North, J. Monroe Thorington
Year Named: 1924
Named for: Prior, Hon. Edward Gawler (Edward Prior was an engineer, businessman and politician who became Lt. Governor of British Columbia in 1919.)
Named for: Prior, Hon. Edward Gawler (Edward Prior was an engineer, businessman and politician who became Lt. Governor of British Columbia in 1919.)