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Blackfriars Peak

Elevation
2,916 m
#4,433
in the world
#405
in Canada
609 m
prominence

Blackfriars Peak is a peak in Canada, rising to 2,916 m, the 405th highest in Canada, part of the Canadian Rockies.

Elevation
2,916 m
Approximate elevation, from a digital elevation model
Prominence
609 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#4,433
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Blackfriars Peak

Blackfriars Peak lies in Canada, in Alberta.

Key facts

Elevation
2,916 m
Approximate elevation, from a digital elevation model
Prominence
609 m
Type
Peak
Region
Alberta
Coordinates
52.326, -117.619
First ascent
1953

How it ranks

Among peaks in Canada
#405of 1,389
LargestSmallest
In the Canadian Rockies
#29of 71
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#4,433of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Mount Quincy3,118 m3.1 km
Mount Palmer3,150 m7.2 km
Thorington Tower3,155 m8.6 km
Mount Confederation2,969 m9.0 km
Mount Nelson3,150 m10 km
Mount Alberta3,622 m11 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Blackfriars Peak.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
Salmon ArmCanada19,432214 km
Sylvan LakeCanada17,477241 km
CochraneCanada32,199252 km
VernonCanada40,116257 km
Red DeerCanada100,844260 km

About this mountain

Ranked #4,433 by elevation among peaks in the dataset, Blackfriars Peak stands 2,916 m in the Canadian Rockies. Its topographic prominence is 609 m. Mount Quincy rises 3,118 m at 3.1 km away; Mount Palmer reaches 3,150 m at 7.2 km away. The first recorded ascent was in 1953.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

#PeakElevation
1Mount Logan5,959 m
2Mount Saint Elias5,489 m
3Mount Lucania5,226 m
4King Peak5,173 m
5Mount Steele5,073 m
6Mount Wood4,842 m
7Mount Slaggard4,742 m
8Mount Hubbard4,557 m
9Mount Walsh4,507 m
10Mount Macaulay4,467 m

Common questions

How tall is Blackfriars Peak?
Blackfriars Peak rises to 2,916 m. Approximate elevation, from a digital elevation model.
Where is Blackfriars Peak?
Blackfriars Peak is in Canada, in Alberta.
Where does Blackfriars Peak rank?
It is the 405th highest of the 1,389 peaks we list in Canada, and #4,433 worldwide.
When was Blackfriars Peak first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1953.
What is the nearest city to Blackfriars Peak?
Salmon Arm, Canada, about 214 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.