Baril Peak

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Elevation3,000 m (9,800 ft)[1]
Prominence283 m (928 ft)[1]
Coordinates50°17′58″N 114°45′23″W / 50.29944°N 114.75639°W / 50.29944; -114.75639[2]
CountryCanada
Baril Peak
Baril Peak (left), Mt. Cornwell (right), from NE
Highest point
Elevation3,000 m (9,800 ft)[1]
Prominence283 m (928 ft)[1]
Coordinates50°17′58″N 114°45′23″W / 50.29944°N 114.75639°W / 50.29944; -114.75639[2]
Geography
Baril Peak is located in Alberta
Baril Peak
Baril Peak
Location in Alberta
Baril Peak is located in British Columbia
Baril Peak
Baril Peak
Location in British Columbia
Baril Peak is located in Canada
Baril Peak
Baril Peak
Location in Canada
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Parent rangeHigh Rock Range
Topo mapNTS 82J7 Mount Head[2]
Climbing
First ascent1915 Interprovincial Boundary Commission[3][1]

Baril Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1918 after Conrad M.L. Baril, a Dominion surveyor killed in World War I.[3][1][4]

The mountain 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.[5]

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