- Mount Field (British Columbia)
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Mount Field
Mount Field with Mount Wapta in the background; near Field, British Columbia, Canada.Elevation 2,643 m (8,671 ft) [1] Prominence 182 m (597 ft) Location Location British Columbia, Canada Range President Range Coordinates 51°25′50″N 116°27′50″W / 51.43056°N 116.46389°WCoordinates: 51°25′50″N 116°27′50″W / 51.43056°N 116.46389°W 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.[2]
The Burgess shale is located below the ridge connecting Mt. Field to Wapta Mountain.
References
- ^ Mt. Field on PeakFinder
- ^ "Mount Field". BC Geographical Names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/11970.html.
External links
- Mount Field in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia.
- Cyrus W. Field at the Atlantic Cable history website.
Categories:- Mountains of British Columbia
- Canadian Rockies
- Columbia Country
- British Columbia Interior geography stubs
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