Keele Peak
mountain, Canada
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Keele Peak is the highest peak in the Mackenzie Mountains, reaching an elevation of 9,751 feet (2,972 meters). The Mackenzie Mountains are an extension of the Rocky Mountains located in Canada's Yukon and Northwest Territories. These mountains form a watershed for the Mackenzie and Yukon River basins. Keele Peak is also noted as the highest point in the Selwyn Mountains, which are part of the Rockies. The range was largely overlooked until World War II, when oil development led to the construction of a pipeline.12
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