Ukpik Peak

Ukpik Peak is a mountain associated with the Baffin Mountains on Baffin Island, Nunavut, Canada.

Ukpik Peak
Ukpik Peak is located in Canada
Ukpik Peak
Ukpik Peak
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation1,809 m (5,935 ft)[1]
Prominence1,650 m (5,410 ft)[1]
Listing
Coordinates70°41′10″N 71°19′10″W[2]
Geography
LocationBaffin Island, Nunavut, Canada
Parent rangeBaffin Mountains
Topo mapNTS 27F12 (untitled)

Geography

Ukpik Peak is located at the southern end of the Remote Peninsula between the Stewart Valley and Sam Ford Fiord.[3]

At 1,809 m (5,935 ft) it is the twenty-eighth-highest peak in Nunavut and the eighth-highest peak in the territory by topographic prominence.[4] However, it is not as conspicuous as Sail Peaks rising 4.5 km (2.8 mi) to the northwest facing Stewart Valley.[5]

References

  1. "Ukpik Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
  2. "Ukpik Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. "Ukpik Peak". Mapcarta. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  4. Peaks In Nunavut
  5. "DMM - Brits gear up for Arctic Yosemite". Archived from the original on 17 June 2017.


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