| Phillipps Peak | |
| Elevation M: | 2500 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Map: | Alberta#British Columbia#Canada |
| Map Size: | 200 |
| Location: | Alberta British Columbia |
| Range: | High Rock Range |
| Coordinates: | 49.6639°N -114.6556°W |
Phillipps Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1915 after Michael Phillipps who in 1873 was the first white man to cross Crowsnest Pass.[1] It is the lower west peak of Mount Tecumseh.
Phillipps Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slab of precambrian rocks 31NaN1 thick, 50miles wide and 160miles long over younger rock of the cretaceous period during the Laramide orogeny.
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Phillipps Peak has an alpine subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[2] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.