Mount Lyell (Canada)

Mount Lyell
Mount Lyell  Alberta  British Columbia  Canada
Elevation	3,504 m (11,496 ft) [1]
Prominence	1,078 m (3,537 ft) [2]
Location
Range	Central Icefields
Coordinates	51°57′26″N 117°06′12″W / 51.95722°N 117.10333°W / 51.95722; -117.10333Coordinates: 51°57′26″N 117°06′12″W / 51.95722°N 117.10333°W / 51.95722; -117.10333[1]
Topo map	NTS 82N/14
Climbing
First ascent	1902, James Outram, guided by Christian Kaufmann[1]

Mount Lyell is a mountain on the Alberta-British Columbia border, in western Canada. It is located on the Continental Divide, which forms the BC-Alberta boundary in this area, in Banff National Park.

The peak has a height of 3,504 m (11,496 ft).^[1]

It marks the limit between the South Saskatchewan and Columbia watersheds.

The mountain was named by James Hector in 1858 for the Scottish geologist Sir Charles Lyell.^[3]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} Peakfinder. "Mount Lyell". http://www.peakfinder.com/peakfinder.ASP?PeakName=Mount+Lyell. Retrieved 2007-08-31. 
2. ^ "Mount Lyell". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=9. Retrieved 2009-01-02. 
3. ^ "Mount Lyell". BC Geographical Names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/12163.html.