Premier Range

The Premier Range is a group of mountains within the Cariboo Mountains of east-central British Columbia, Canada. The range (also known as the Premier Group[3]) is bounded by the Raush River and Kiwa Creek to the north, the North Thompson River on the south and west and the Fraser River and its tributaries to the east.

Premier Range
Premier Group
Highest point
PeakMount Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Elevation3,516 m (11,535 ft)
Coordinates52°48′05″N 119°43′54″W [1]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Range coordinates52°45′N 119°33′W [2]
Parent rangeCariboo Mountains

In 1927, the year of Canada's Diamond Jubilee, it was decided that the names of the higher peaks in this range would be reserved to pay tribute to prime ministers of Canada,[3] prime ministers of the United Kingdom, and premiers of the province of British Columbia. In practice, however, only one British prime minister and one British Columbia premier have been so honoured, and recent changes to Canadian geographic naming regulations make it unlikely that any British prime minister or other non-Canadian will receive such an honour in the future.

The named summits of the Premier Range are, in order of elevation:

Mountain Height (m) Height (ft) Naming Coordinates
Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier351611535Sir Wilfrid Laurier - 7th Prime Minister52°48′05″N 119°43′54″W[1]
Mount Sir John Abbott339811148Sir John Abbott - 3rd Prime Minister52°48.6′N 119°47.7′W
Mount Sir John Thompson334910988Sir John Thompson - 4th Prime Minister52°44′N 119°44′W
Mount Sir Mackenzie Bowell330110830Sir Mackenzie Bowell - 5th Prime Minister52°49′54″N 119°43′48″W
Mount Stanley Baldwin325610682Stanley Baldwin - British Prime Minister52°49′28″N 119°36′21″W
Mount Mackenzie King323410610Mackenzie King - 10th Prime Minister52°46′32.9″N 119°45′02.9″W
Mount Arthur Meighen320510515Arthur Meighen - 9th Prime Minister52°48′11.9″N 119°33′11.9″W
Mount Richard Bennett319010466Richard Bennett - 11th Prime Minister52°49′48″N 119°47′36″W
Mount John Oliver312310246John Oliver - B.C. Premier52°53′00″N 119°41′06″W
Mount Lester Pearson308610125Lester B. Pearson - 14th Prime Minister52°46′48″N 119°32′42″W
Mount Louis Saint Laurent30459990Louis St. Laurent - 12th Prime Minister52°45′34″N 119°47′07″W
Mount Pierre Elliott Trudeau26408661Pierre Trudeau - 15th Prime Minister52°48′10″N 119°25′31″W
Mount Sir Allan MacNab22977535Sir Allan MacNab - Premier of the colonial-era Province of Canada52°31′12″N 119°12′11″W

Before the Premier Range was selected, many mountains outside this area were named after Canadian prime ministers. Mount Mackenzie, Mount Tupper, Mount Macdonald and Mount Laurier rise over the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks that travel through the Rogers Pass near Golden, British Columbia. Mount Robert in the Coast Mountains of British Columbia honours Sir Robert Borden. There is also a Mount John Diefenbaker in British Columbia named after John Diefenbaker. Other than Laurier (who was also honoured with the name of a mountain in Yukon), none of these prime ministers have received the honour of also having a mountain named for them in the Premier Range.

References
  1. "Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  2. "Premier Range". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
  3. "Premier Range". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
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