Edge Peak
{{Short description|Mountain in British Columbia, Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Edge Peak
| photo = Edge Peak from the Southeast.jpg
| photo_caption = Edge Peak viewed from the southeast
| elevation_m = 1680
| elevation_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=1188|title=Edge Peak |access-date=18 Feb 2007}}
| prominence_m = 250
| location = British Columbia, Canada
| district = New Westminster Land District
| range = Garibaldi Ranges
| range_coordinates =
| map = Canada British Columbia
| map_caption = Location in British Columbia
| mapframe = yes
| mapframe-zoom = 8
| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Edge Peak
| coordinates = {{coord|49|21|22|N|122|29|53|W|type:mountain_region:CA-BC_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite bcgnis|id=1723|title=Edge Peak|access-date=17 Nov 2013}}
| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|92|G|8}}
| first_ascent = 1929 H. Sommerville; A. Lambert; D. McKee; J. Irving
| easiest_route = 3rd-4th class scramble
}}
Edge Peak is a summit in the Golden Ears Group, located in Golden Ears Provincial Park north of Maple Ridge, British Columbia. The peak is not named for its shape but rather for Sam Edge who climbed it in 1876.{{cite journal
| last = Ricker
| first = Karl
| author-link =Karl Ricker
| year = 1983
| journal = Canadian Alpine Journal
| volume = 66
| pages =40–43
}} Other mountains in this area include Golden Ears and Blanshard Peak.
References
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External links
- {{cite bcgnis|id=1723|title=Edge Peak }}
- {{cite bivouac|id=1188|title=Edge Peak }}
{{Pacific Ranges}}
Category:Mountains of the Lower Mainland
Category:One-thousanders of British Columbia
Category:New Westminster Land District
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