Mount Geikie (Canada)

Mount Geikie
Mount Geikie centered, flanked by Barbican Peak to right, Bastion Peak and Turret Peak to left
Highest point
Elevation3,298 m (10,820 ft)[1]
Prominence808 m (2,651 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Fraser (3313 m)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates52°42′50″N 118°23′29″W / 52.71389°N 118.39139°W / 52.71389; -118.39139[2]
Geography
Mount Geikie is located in British Columbia
Mount Geikie
Mount Geikie
Location of Mount Geikie in British Columbia
Mount Geikie is located in Canada
Mount Geikie
Mount Geikie
Mount Geikie (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictCariboo Land District
Protected AreaMount Robson Provincial Park
Parent rangeThe Ramparts
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes[2]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rockQuartzite
Climbing
First ascent1924 by V.A. Fynn, M.D. Geddes, C.G. Wates[1]

Mount Geikie, pronounced like "geeky", is a 3,298-metre (10,820-foot) mountain summit located in Mount Robson Provincial Park in British Columbia, Canada. Situated 28 km (17 mi) southwest of Jasper near the Tonquin Valley, Mount Geikie is the highest peak of The Ramparts in the Canadian Rockies, one of the most beautiful mountain meccas in the world. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Fraser, 8.0 km (5.0 mi) to the southeast, and the Continental Divide lies 3.0 km (1.9 mi) to the east.[1] Mount Geikie is composed of quartzite of the Cambrian period. This rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[3] The vertical wall of its north face is over 1,500-metre (4,900-foot) high, and has been compared to the other great north faces of the Canadian Rockies such as North Twin, Alberta, and Kitchener.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Mount Geikie". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Geikie". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-07-09.
  3. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  4. ^ Dougherty, Sean (1991). Selected Alpine Climbs in the Canadian Rockies.