Mount Field (British Columbia)

Mount Field (British Columbia)
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°W / 51.43056; -116.46389Coordinates: 51°25′50″N 116°27′50″W / 51.43056°N 116.46389°W / 51.43056; -116.46389
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.

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