| Mount Lyell | |
|---|---|
&sq=&lang=&file=File:MtLyell54321LyellIcefieldFromForbesSummit.jpg) Mt. Lyell & its 5 subpeaks, plus the Lyell Icefield, taken from Mt. Forbes (Columbia Icefield peaks on the horizon - click image for more details) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,498 m (11,476 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 1,078 m (3,537 ft)[3] |
| Parent peak | Mount Forbes |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 51°57′24″N 117°06′12″W / 51.95667°N 117.10333°W[4] |
| Geography | |
&sq=&lang=&file=File:Canada_relief_map_2.svg)  Mount Lyell &sq=&lang=&file=File:Canada_Alberta_relief_location_map_-_transverse_mercator_proj.svg) Mount Lyell &sq=&lang=&file=File:Canada_British_Columbia_relief_location_map.jpg) Mount Lyell | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
| Parent range | Lyell Group, Central Icefields Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82N14 Rostrum Peak |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1902, James Outram, guided by Christian Kaufmann[5] |
Mount Lyell is a mountain on the Alberta–British Columbia border in western Canada. Comprising five distinct summits, Mount Lyell reaches a height of 3,498 m (11,476 ft).[1] The mountain was named by James Hector in 1858 in recognition of Scottish geologist Sir Charles Lyell.[4]
- ^ a b Jones, David J. (2018). The Climbers Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada, Vol. Three: Rockies West. Golden, B.C.: Thin Gruel Press. pp. 208–209. ISBN 978-1-7753241-0-2.
- ^ "Topographic map of Mount Lyell". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
- ^ "Mount Lyell". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ^ a b "Mount Lyell". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2009-02-28.
- ^ "Mount Lyell". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-19.