Mount Tupper
| Mount Tupper | |
|---|---|
  Mount Tupper | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,804 m (9,199 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 254 m (833 ft) [1] |
| Parent peak | Swiss Peak[1] |
| Coordinates | 51°20′09″N 117°29′55″W / 51.33583°N 117.49861°WCoordinates: 51°20′09″N 117°29′55″W / 51.33583°N 117.49861°W [2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | British Columbia, Canada |
| Parent range | Selkirk Mountains |
| Topo map | NTS 82N/06 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1906[1] |
Mount Tupper 2,804 m (9,199 ft) is a mountain about 37 kilometres (23 mi) west of Golden, British Columbia, Canada and three kilometres east of Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park. Part of the Selkirk Mountains, it was formerly named Hermit Mountain until renamed (1887) in honour of Sir Charles Tupper when he was minister of Railways and Canals in Sir John A. Macdonald's cabinet during the siting and construction of the CPR line through the Selkirk Mountains, and later Prime Minister.[2]
Raspberry Rising Cave
In 2013, the mountain was the scene of cave explorations by a team of eight, led by Nicholaus Vieira and funded by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, who followed the Raspberry Rising cave system for nearly a kilometre, climbing two waterfalls and traversing four sumps. The end of the cave was not reached and further explorations are planned.[3][4]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Mount Tupper". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
- 1 2 "Mount Tupper". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
- ↑ Joshua Rapp Learn (April 2014). "Cave Mappers". Canadian Geographic Magazine. p. 37.
- ↑ "Raspberry Rising Project". crazycaver.com. Retrieved 2014-03-29.
External links
- Mount Tupper at bivouac.com
- "Mapping the Underworld," a 19-minute documentary by Carolyn Jarvis which takes the viewer inside Raspberry Rising Cave and shows how the expedition is assisting researchers in microbial studies (aired on Global Television on September 28, 2013). Note: most of the film is focused on Booming Ice Chasm.