Mount Ball

Mount Ball
Southeast aspect from Healy Pass
Highest point
Elevation3,311 m (10,863 ft)[1][2]
Prominence1,187 m (3,894 ft)[3]
Parent peakDeltaform Mountain[4]
Isolation23.16 km (14.39 mi)[5]
Listing
Coordinates51°09′23″N 116°00′23″W / 51.15639°N 116.00639°W / 51.15639; -116.00639[6]
Geography
Mount Ball is located in British Columbia
Mount Ball
Mount Ball
Location on British Columbia / Alberta border
Mount Ball is located in Alberta
Mount Ball
Mount Ball
Mount Ball (Alberta)
CountryCanada
Provinces
Parent rangeBall Range, Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N1 Mount Goodsir
Climbing
First ascent1904 by J.D. Patterson, guided by Christian & Hans Kaufmann[7][3]
Easiest routeDifficult Scramble[2]

Mount Ball is a mountain located on the Continental Divide, on the borders of Banff and Kootenay national parks in Western Canada. Mt. Ball is the highest peak of the Ball Range in the Canadian Rockies.

The mountain was named in 1858 by James Hector after John Ball, a politician who helped secure funding for the Palliser expedition.[8][9] The name was officially adopted in 1924 based on Palliser's 1863 map of British North America.[6]

Mt. Ball can be ascended from a scrambling route by late summer but involves remote bushwhacking, which limits the number of attempts per year. The trailhead is located at the Marble Canyon Campground in Kootenay National Park.[2]

  1. ^ "Mount Ball". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2004-08-24.
  2. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Kane1999 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b "Mount Ball". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  4. ^ "Saint Julien Mountain AB, BC - 10,144'". Lists of John. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  5. ^ "Mount Ball, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
  6. ^ a b "Mount Ball". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Thorington1966 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.
  9. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 14.