| Keele Peak | |
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Keele Peak, 2005 |
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| Elevation | 2,972 metres (9,751 ft)[1] |
| Location | Yukon, Canada |
| Range | Mackenzie Mountains |
| Prominence | 2,177 metres (7,142 ft)[1] |
| Coordinates | |
| Topo map | NTS 105O/08 |
Keele Peak, in Canada's Yukon Territory, is the tallest peak in the Mackenzie Mountains at 2,972 metres (9,751 ft). In topography a summit is a point on a surface which is higher in Elevation than all points immediately adjacent to Yukon (ˈjuːkɒn is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three territories. A mountain range is a chain of Mountains bordered by highlands or separated from other mountains by passes or valleys The Mackenzie Mountains are a Mountain range forming part of the Yukon - Northwest Territories boundary between the Liard and Peel rivers A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. A topographic map is a type of Map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using Contour lines in modern The National Topographic System or NTS (Système national de référence cartographique is the topographic system used by Canada for providing general Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Yukon (ˈjuːkɒn is the westernmost and smallest of Canada's three territories. The Mackenzie Mountains are a Mountain range forming part of the Yukon - Northwest Territories boundary between the Liard and Peel rivers It is located about 25 km from the Canol Road not far from the Northwest Territories border. The Canol (short for Canadian Oil) Road was a project that built a pipeline and a road from Norman Wells Northwest Territories to Whitehorse Yukon The Northwest Territories (ˌnɔrθˌwɛstˈtɛrɨtɔriz ( NWT or NT; French, les Territoires du Nord-Ouest) is a territory
The peak was named for Joseph Keele, an explorer and geologist who had moved to Canada from his native Ireland. [1]