Mount Lyell (Canada)
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| Mount Lyell | |
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 Mount Lyell
 Alberta  British Columbia  Canada |
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| 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°WCoordinates: 51°57′26″N 117°06′12″W / 51.95722°N 117.10333°W[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]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d Peakfinder. "Mount Lyell". http://www.peakfinder.com/peakfinder.ASP?PeakName=Mount+Lyell. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "Mount Lyell". Bivouac.com. http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=9. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ^ "Mount Lyell". BC Geographical Names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/12163.html.
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