Phillipps Peak is located north of Crowsnest Pass and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border. It was named in 1915 after Michael Phillipps who in 1873 was the first white man to cross Crowsnest Pass. It is the lower west peak of Mount Tecumseh. __NOTOC__ Geology 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 thick, wide and long over younger rock of the cretaceous period during the Laramide orogeny.
Climate Based on the Köppen climate classification, Phillipps Peak has an alpine subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
See also List of peaks on the Alberta–British Columbia border
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