Mount Vaux

Mount Vaux
North aspect of Mount Vaux and Hanbury Glacier
Highest point
Elevation3,310 m (10,860 ft)[1]
Prominence830 m (2,720 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Goodsir (3567 m)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°15′31″N 116°31′48″W / 51.25861°N 116.53000°W / 51.25861; -116.53000[2]
Geography
Mount Vaux is located in British Columbia
Mount Vaux
Mount Vaux
Location of Mount Vaux in British Columbia
Mount Vaux is located in Canada
Mount Vaux
Mount Vaux
Mount Vaux (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District
Protected areaYoho National Park
Parent rangeOttertail Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N7 Golden[2]
Geology
Rock ageCambrian
Rock typesedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent1901 Charles E. Fay, James Outram, J. Henry Scattergood, Christian Hasler Sr.[3]

Mount Vaux is a 3,310-metre (10,860-foot) mountain summit located in the Kicking Horse River valley of Yoho National Park, in the Ottertail Range of the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Goodsir, 11.0 km (6.8 mi) to the southeast.[1] Mount Vaux can be seen from Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway, which traverses the western foot of the mountain, as well as from Emerald Lake. Vaux is pronounced Vox, rhymes with box.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d "Mount Vaux". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Vaux". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-19.
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  4. ^ "Mount Vaux". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-06-22.