Barbeau Peak

LocationEllesmere Island, Nunavut, CanadaParent rangeBritish Empire RangeTopo mapNTS 340D15 (untitled)ClimbingFirst ascentJune 5, 1967Easiest routebasic snow climb

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 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 were made in 1992, 1998, 2000 and 2002, though as of 2006 only seven successful summits have been attained.

See also

• List of highest points of Canadian provinces and territories
• Mountain peaks of Canada
• List of Ultras of Canada

Further reading

• Bennett, Jack (1999). Not Won in a Day: Climbing Canada's Highpoints. Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 132–138. ISBN 9780921102700.
• Buckley, David (2012). Barbeau Peak Expedition Report (PDF). Education through Expeditions. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-09-25.
• Scott, Chic (2000). Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering. Rocky Mountain Books. p. 300. ISBN 9780921102595.
• Graber, David (1997). "North America, Canada, Ellesmere Island, Ski Tour and Various Ascents". American Alpine Journal: 213. ISBN 9781933056449.

References

• Geographical Names of the Ellesmere Island National Park Reserve and Vicinity by Geoffrey Hattersley-Smith (1998) ISBN 0-919034-96-9

External links

• Barbeau Peak at SummitPost
• "Barbeau Peak, Nunavut" on Peakbagger