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Caniche Peak

  • 2552 m (8,373ft)
  • Naming History
52.7539N -118.371W
Located on the continental divide between Tonquin Creek Valley and the head of Meadow Creek

Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Jasper/Mount Robson
Headwater: Athabasca/Fraser
Year Named: 1922
Named by: Arthur Wheeler
Named for: This mountain was thought to resemble the head of a poodle. Caniche is the French word for this type of dog.