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Barbeau Peak is a mountain in Qikiqtaaluk, Nunavut, Canada. Located on Ellesmere Island within Quttinirpaaq National Park, it is the highest mountain in Nunavut and the Canadian Arctic. The mountain was named in 1969 after Marius Barbeau, a Canadian anthropologist whose research into First Nations and Inuit cultures gained him international acclaim.[2]

Barbeau Peak in 2002
Barbeau Peak in 2002
Barbeau Peak
Barbeau Peak as seen from its eastern side
Highest point
Elevation2,616 m (8,583 ft)[1]
Prominence2,616 m (8,583 ft)[1]
Listing
  • Highest ocean islands 37th
  • North America prominent peaks 31st
  • North America isolated peaks 13th
  • Canada most prominent peaks 11th
  • Canada most isolated peaks 1st
Coordinates81°55′36″N 74°59′12″W[1]
Geography
Barbeau Peak
Location in northern Nunavut, Canada
LocationEllesmere Island, Nunavut, Canada
Parent rangeBritish Empire Range
Topo mapNTS 340D15 (untitled)
Climbing
First ascentJune 5, 1967
Easiest routebasic snow climb

Barbeau Peak is characterized by deep and long crevasses, razor thin ridges and highly variable and volatile weather.

Barbeau Peak is the highest mountain within the British Empire Range as well as the Arctic Cordillera, as well as in all of eastern North America.

Barbeau Peak was first climbed on 7 June 1967 by British geologist/glaciologist Geoffrey Hattersley-Smith as part of a joint Defence Research Board/Royal Air Force field party. The party both named the peak and determined its height.

The second ascent was by an eight-man American team in June 1982 (Errington, Trafton AAC 1983) via the north ridge. Subsequent ascents have been made in 1992, 1998, 2000 and 2002, though as of 2006 only seven successful summits have been attained.


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References


  1. "Yukon Northwest Territories and Ninavut Ultra-Prominences" Retrieved 2011-12-06.
  2. "Nunavut - Barbeau Peak". The Summits of Canada. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2007-07-09.




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[de] Barbeau Peak

Barbeau Peak oder Barbeau-Spitze auf der Ellesmere-Insel ist mit 2616 Metern Seehöhe der höchste Berg des kanadischen Territoriums Nunavut. Er ist zugleich der höchste Gipfel des nordamerikanischen Kontinents östlich der Rocky Mountains sowie des British Empire Range und der Arktischen Kordillere. Der Gipfel liegt rund 43 km Luftlinie nordwestlich des Lake Hazen im Quttinirpaaq-Nationalpark, dessen höchster Punkt er ist.[1]
- [en] Barbeau Peak

[fr] Mont Barbeau

Situé sur l'île d'Ellesmere, le mont Barbeau (en anglais : Barbeau Peak) est la plus haute montagne au Nunavut[1] et le plus haut sommet canadien à l'est des montagnes Rocheuses. Il a pris son nom en 1969 de l'anthropologue canadien Charles Marius Barbeau (1883-1969)[2].

[it] Monte Barbeau

Il monte Barbeau è un monte appartenente alla Cordigliera Artica e si trova nella parte settentrionale dell'isola Ellesmere, nella provincia del Nunavut, nel nord est del Canada.

[ru] Барбо-Пик

Барбо-Пик (англ. Barbeau Peak) — гора на острове Элсмир, самая высокая (2616 м) точка канадской территории Нунавут, Арктических Кордильер и всего Канадского Арктического архипелага[2].



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