Barbeau Peak

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Barbeau Peak
Elevation: 2,616 metres (8,582 feet)
Location: Nunavut, Canada
Range: British Empire Range
<tr><td style="border-top:1px solid #999966; border-right:1px solid #999966" bgcolor=#e7dcc3 width=85>Coordinates: <td style="border-top:1px solid #999966" width=220>81°54′30″ N 75°01′30″ W <tr><td style="border-top:1px solid #999966; border-right:1px solid #999966" bgcolor=#e7dcc3 width=85>Topo map: <td style="border-top:1px solid #999966" width=220>NTS 340D/15 <tr><td style="border-top:1px solid #999966; border-right:1px solid #999966" bgcolor=#e7dcc3 width=85>First ascent: <td style="border-top:1px solid #999966" width=220>June 5, 1967 <tr><td style="border-top:1px solid #999966; border-right:1px solid #999966" bgcolor=#e7dcc3 width=85>Easiest route: <td style="border-top:1px solid #999966" width=220>basic snow climb </table> Barbeau Peak, on Ellesmere Island, is the highest mountain in Nunavut. It is also the highest peak within eastern North America (if one defines North America as Canada and the United States). The mountain was named in 1969 after Canadian anthropologist Charles Marius Barbeau (1883-1969). Barbeau Peak was first climbed in 1967 by British alpinist Geoff Hattersley-Smith (before it was named). The second ascent was by an eight-man Canadian team in 1981. Subsequent ascents have been made in 1992, 1998, 2000 and 2002.
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