Mount Field (British Columbia)

Not to be confused with Field Hill.
Mount Field
Mount Field with Mount Wapta in the background; near Field, British Columbia, Canada.
Highest point
Elevation2,643 m (8,671 ft)[1]
Prominence182 m (597 ft)[2]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°25′51″N 116°27′46″W / 51.43083°N 116.46278°W / 51.43083; -116.46278[3]
Geography
Mount Field is located in British Columbia
Mount Field
Mount Field
Location in British Columbia
Mount Field is located in Canada
Mount Field
Mount Field
Mount Field (Canada)
LocationYoho National Park
British Columbia, Canada
DistrictKootenay Land District
Parent rangePresident Range
Topo mapNTS 82N8 Lake Louise
Climbing
Easiest routeScramble

Mount Field is a mountain located about 4 km (2 mi) northeast of the town of Field in Yoho National Park, Canada. The mountain was named in 1884[4] after Cyrus West Field, an American merchant who had laid the first Atlantic cable, 1858, a second in 1866; Mr. Field was visiting the Canadian Rockies the year as a guest of the CPR who were building the national railway, at the naming of a station and a mountain.[3] Precipitation runoff from Mount Field drains into the Kicking Horse River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,360 meters (4,462 feet) above the river in two kilometers (1.2 mile). The Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) traverses the southern foot of the mountain.

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  4. ^ British Columbia official naming site