Mount Field (British Columbia)

Not to be confused with Field Hill.
Mount Field

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°W / 51.43083; -116.46278Coordinates: 51°25′51″N 116°27′46″W / 51.43083°N 116.46278°W / 51.43083; -116.46278[3]
Geography
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

  1. "Mount Field". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2010-03-23.
  2. "Mount Field". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Field". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
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