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Premier Range
Premier Range
Premier Group
Highest point
Peak	Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier
Elevation	3,516 m (11,535 ft)
Coordinates	52°48′05″N 119°43′54″W / 52.80139°N 119.73167°W
Geography
	Premier Range
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
Range coordinates	52°45′N 119°33′W / 52.750°N 119.550°W
Parent range	Cariboo Mountains

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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.

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^[when?] 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.^{[citation needed]}

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

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Mountain	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Naming	Coordinates
Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier	3516	11535	Sir Wilfrid Laurier - 7th Prime Minister	52°48′05″N 119°43′54″W / 52.80139°N 119.73167°W / 52.80139; -119.73167 (Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier)^[1]
Mount Sir John Abbott	3398	11148	Sir John Abbott - 3rd Prime Minister	52°48.6′N 119°47.7′W / 52.8100°N 119.7950°W / 52.8100; -119.7950 (Mount Sir John Abbott)
Mount Sir John Thompson	3349	10988	Sir John Thompson - 4th Prime Minister	52°44′N 119°44′W / 52.733°N 119.733°W / 52.733; -119.733 (Mount Sir John Thompson)
Mount Sir Mackenzie Bowell	3301	10830	Sir Mackenzie Bowell - 5th Prime Minister	52°49′54″N 119°43′48″W / 52.83167°N 119.73000°W / 52.83167; -119.73000 (Mount Sir Mackenzie Bowell)
Mount Stanley Baldwin	3256	10682	Stanley Baldwin - British Prime Minister	52°49′28″N 119°36′21″W / 52.82444°N 119.60583°W / 52.82444; -119.60583 (Mount Stanley Baldwin)
Mount Mackenzie King	3234	10610	Mackenzie King - 10th Prime Minister	52°46′32.9″N 119°45′02.9″W / 52.775806°N 119.750806°W / 52.775806; -119.750806 (Mount Mackenzie King)
Mount Arthur Meighen	3205	10515	Arthur Meighen - 9th Prime Minister	52°48′11.9″N 119°33′11.9″W / 52.803306°N 119.553306°W / 52.803306; -119.553306 (Mount Arthur Meighen)
Mount Richard Bennett	3190	10466	Richard Bennett - 11th Prime Minister	52°49′48″N 119°47′36″W / 52.83000°N 119.79333°W / 52.83000; -119.79333 (Mount Richard Bennett)
Mount John Oliver	3123	10246	John Oliver - B.C. Premier	52°53′00″N 119°41′06″W / 52.88333°N 119.68500°W / 52.88333; -119.68500 (Mount John Oliver)
Mount Lester Pearson	3086	10125	Lester B. Pearson - 14th Prime Minister	52°46′48″N 119°32′42″W / 52.78000°N 119.54500°W / 52.78000; -119.54500 (Mount Lester Pearson)
Mount Louis Saint Laurent	3045	9990	Louis St. Laurent - 12th Prime Minister	52°45′34″N 119°47′07″W / 52.75944°N 119.78528°W / 52.75944; -119.78528 (Mount Louis Saint Laurent)
Mount Pierre Elliott Trudeau	2640	8661	Pierre Trudeau - 15th Prime Minister	52°48′10″N 119°25′31″W / 52.80278°N 119.42528°W / 52.80278; -119.42528 (Mount Pierre Elliott Trudeau)
Mount Sir Allan MacNab	2297	7535	Sir Allan MacNab - Premier of the colonial-era Province of Canada	52°31′12″N 119°12′11″W / 52.52000°N 119.20306°W / 52.52000; -119.20306 (Mount Sir Allan McNab)

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

^ ^a ^b "Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
^ "Premier Range". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-31.
^ ^a ^b "Premier Range". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-01-31.

External links

Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia on the Premier Range
Place Names in the Canadian Rockies
Mountains of Canada from Canadian Geographic

[cgndb_wl-1] "Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-31.

[cgndb-2] "Premier Range". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-01-31.

[bcgnis-3] "Premier Range". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-01-31.

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-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) is bounded by the [[Rausch River]] and the [[North Thompson River]] on the south and west and the [[Fraser River]] and its tributaries to the east and north.
+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<ref name=bcgnis/>) 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.
-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 Minister of Canada|prime ministers of Canada]], [[Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom|prime ministers of the United Kingdom]], and [[Premier of British Columbia|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.
+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 Minister of Canada|prime ministers of Canada]],<ref name=bcgnis/> [[Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom|prime ministers of the United Kingdom]], and [[Premier of British Columbia|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{{when|date=December 2014}} 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.{{citation needed|date=December 2014}}
-The named summits of the Premier Range are, in order of elevation:
+The named summits of the Premier Range are, in order of elevation:{{GeoGroupTemplate}}
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 ! Height (ft)
 ! Naming
+! Coordinates
 |--
-||[[Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier]]   ||align=center|3516||align=center|11535||Sir [[Wilfrid Laurier]] - 7th Prime Minister
+||[[Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier]]   ||align=center|3516||align=center|11535||Sir [[Wilfrid Laurier]] - 7th Prime Minister ||{{coord|52|48|05|N|119|43|54|W|type:mountain_region:CA|display=inline|name=Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier}}<ref name=cgndb_wl/>
 |--
-||[[Mount Sir John Abbott]]       ||align=center|3398||align=center|11148||Sir [[John Abbott]] - 3rd Prime Minister
+||[[Mount Sir John Abbott]]       ||align=center|3398||align=center|11148||Sir [[John Abbott]] - 3rd Prime Minister ||{{coord|52|48.6|N|119|47.7|W|type:mountain_region:CA-BC|display=inline|name=Mount Sir John Abbott}}
 |--
-||[[Mount Sir John Thompson]]     ||align=center|3349||align=center|10988||Sir [[John Sparrow David Thompson|John Thompson]] - 4th Prime Minister
+||[[Mount Sir John Thompson]]     ||align=center|3349||align=center|10988||Sir [[John Sparrow David Thompson|John Thompson]] - 4th Prime Minister || {{coord|52|44|N|119|44|W|type:mountain_region:CA-BC|display=inline|name=Mount Sir John Thompson}}
 |--
-||[[Mount Sir Mackenzie Bowell]]  ||align=center|3301||align=center|10830||Sir [[Mackenzie Bowell]] - 5th Prime Minister
+||[[Mount Sir Mackenzie Bowell]]  ||align=center|3301||align=center|10830||Sir [[Mackenzie Bowell]] - 5th Prime Minister || {{coord|52|49|54|N|119|43|48|W|region:CA-BC_type:mountain|name=Mount Sir Mackenzie Bowell|display=inline}}
 |--
-||[[Mount Stanley Baldwin]]       ||align=center|3256||align=center|10682||[[Stanley Baldwin]] - British Prime Minister
+||[[Mount Stanley Baldwin]]       ||align=center|3256||align=center|10682||[[Stanley Baldwin]] - British Prime Minister || {{coord|52|49|28|N|119|36|21|W|type:mountain_region:CA|display=inline|name=Mount Stanley Baldwin}}
 |--
-||[[Mount Mackenzie King]]        ||align=center|3234||align=center|10610||[[William Lyon Mackenzie King|Mackenzie King]] - 10th Prime Minister
+||[[Mount Mackenzie King]]        ||align=center|3234||align=center|10610||[[William Lyon Mackenzie King|Mackenzie King]] - 10th Prime Minister ||{{coord|52|46|32.9|N|119|45|02.9|W|display=inline|name=Mount Mackenzie King}}
 |--
-||[[Mount Arthur Meighen]]        ||align=center|3205||align=center|10515||[[Arthur Meighen]] - 9th Prime Minister
+||[[Mount Arthur Meighen]]        ||align=center|3205||align=center|10515||[[Arthur Meighen]] - 9th Prime Minister ||{{coord|52|48|11.9|N|119|33|11.9|W|region:CA_type:mountain|display=inline|name=Mount Arthur Meighen}}
 |--
-||[[Mount Richard Bennett]]       ||align=center|3190||align=center|10466||[[R. B. Bennett|Richard Bennett]] - 11th Prime Minister
+||[[Mount Richard Bennett]]       ||align=center|3190||align=center|10466||[[R. B. Bennett|Richard Bennett]] - 11th Prime Minister || {{coord|52|49|48|N|119|47|36|W|region:CA-BC_type:mountain|display=inline|name=Mount Richard Bennett}}
 |--
-||[[Mount John Oliver]]           ||align=center|3123||align=center|10246||[[John Oliver (politician)|John Oliver]] - B.C. Premier
+||[[Mount John Oliver]]           ||align=center|3123||align=center|10246||[[John Oliver (British Columbia politician)|John Oliver]] - B.C. Premier ||{{coord|52|53|00|N|119|41|06|W|display=inline|name=Mount John Oliver}}
 |--
-||[[Mount Lester Pearson]]        ||align=center|3086||align=center|10125||[[Lester B. Pearson]] - 14th Prime Minister
+||[[Mount Lester Pearson]]        ||align=center|3086||align=center|10125||[[Lester B. Pearson]] - 14th Prime Minister ||{{coord|52|46|48|N|119|32|42|W|region:CA-BC_type:mountain|display=inline|name=Mount Lester Pearson}}
 |--
-||[[Mount Louis Saint Laurent]]   ||align=center|3045||align=center| 9990||[[Louis St. Laurent]] - 12th Prime Minister
+||[[Mount Louis Saint Laurent]]   ||align=center|3045||align=center| 9990||[[Louis St. Laurent]] - 12th Prime Minister || {{coord|52|45|34|N|119|47|07|W|region:CA-BC_type:mountain|display=inline|name=Mount Louis Saint Laurent}}
 |--
-||[[Mount Pierre Elliott Trudeau]]||align=center|2640||align=center|8661||[[Pierre Trudeau]] - 15th Prime Minister
+||[[Mount Pierre Elliott Trudeau]]||align=center|2640||align=center|8661||[[Pierre Trudeau]] - 15th Prime Minister || {{coord|52|48|10|N|119|25|31|W|name=Mount Pierre Elliott Trudeau|display=inline}}
 |--
-||[[Mount Sir Allan MacNab]]      ||align=center|2297||align=center|7535||Sir [[Allan MacNab]] - Canadian industrialist
+||[[Mount Sir Allan MacNab]]      ||align=center|2297||align=center|7535||Sir [[Allan MacNab]] - Premier of the colonial-era [[Province of Canada]] || {{coord|52|31|12|N|119|12|11|W|type:mountain_region:CA|display=inline|name=Mount Sir Allan McNab}}
 |}
-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 (British Columbia)|Mount Robert]] in the [[Coast Mountains]] of British Columbia honours [[Sir Robert Borden]]. 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.
+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 (British Columbia)|Rogers Pass]] near [[Golden, British Columbia]]. [[Mount Robert (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.
-==External References==
+==See also==
+* [[Mica Mountain (British Columbia)|Mica Mountain]]
+== References ==
+{{reflist|refs=
+<ref name=bcgnis>{{cite bcgnis|id=19249|name=Premier Range|access-date=2021-01-31}}</ref>
+}}
+==External links==
 *[http://bivouac.com/ArxPg.asp?ArxId=66 Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia] on the Premier Range
 *[http://www.spiralroad.com/sr/pn/p/premier_range.html Place Names in the Canadian Rockies]
+*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050328210321/http://www.cangeo.ca/Magazine/SO01/mtn_names.asp Mountains of Canada] from Canadian Geographic
-*[http://srmwww.gov.bc.ca/bcgn-bin/bcg10?name=19249 Government of British Columbia Information Services data sheet on Premier Range]
-*[http://www.cangeo.ca/Magazine/SO01/mtn_names.asp Mountains of Canada] from Canadian Geographic
+{{Interior Ranges of British Columbia}}
-*{{BCGNIS|19249}}
-{{coord|52|50|N|119|45|W|region:CA_type:mountain|display=title}}
 [[Category:Cariboo Mountains]]
-[[Category:Cariboo Country]]
+[[Category:Robson Valley]]