Mount Sir Sandford

Mount Sir Sandford
Mount Sir Sandford from Gothics Glacier
Highest point
Elevation3,519 m (11,545 ft)[1]
Prominence2,707 m (8,881 ft)[1]
Listing
Coordinates51°39′24″N 117°52′04″W / 51.65667°N 117.86778°W / 51.65667; -117.86778[2]
Geography
Mount Sir Sandford is located in British Columbia
Mount Sir Sandford
Mount Sir Sandford
DistrictKootenay Land District
Parent rangeSir Sandford Range
Topo mapNTS 82N12 Mount Sir Sandford[2]
Climbing
First ascent1912[3]
Easiest routeremote glacier/ice/rock climb

Mount Sir Sandford is the highest mountain of the Sir Sandford Range and the highest mountain in the Selkirk Mountains of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. It is the 12th highest peak in the province. The mountain was named after Sir Sandford Fleming, a railway engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway.

The mountain was first summited in 1912 after several attempts in prior years by a party of four, led by Edward W. D. Holway and including Howard Palmer, Edward Feuz Jr. and Rudolph Aemmer.[4]

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  3. ^ "Mount Sir Sandford". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  4. ^ Howard Palmer, Edward W. D. Holway: A Pioneer of the Canadian Alps. (University of Minnesota Press, 1931) pp. 37-38.