Mount Field (British Columbia)
Not to be confused with Field Hill.
Mount Field | |
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Mount Field with Mount Wapta in the background; near Field, British Columbia, Canada. | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,643 m (8,671 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 182 m (597 ft) [2] |
Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
Coordinates | 51°25′51″N 116°27′46″W / 51.43083°N 116.46278°WCoordinates: 51°25′51″N 116°27′46″W / 51.43083°N 116.46278°W [3] |
Geography | |
Mount Field | |
Parent range | President Range |
Topo map | NTS 82N/08 |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Scramble |
Mount Field is a mountain located about 10 km (6 mi) east of the town of Field in Yoho National Park, Canada. The mountain was named in 1883 after Cyrus West Field, a guest of the CPR who were building the national railway.[3]
The Burgess Shale is located below the ridge connecting Mt. Field to Wapta Mountain.
References
- ↑ "Mount Field". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
- ↑ "Mount Field". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- 1 2 "Mount Field". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
External links
- Mount Field in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia.
- Cyrus W. Field at the Atlantic Cable history website.
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