Mount Robson

Mount Robson
Yexyexéscen (Shuswap)
Highest point
Elevation3,954 m (12,972 ft)[1][2][3][4]
Prominence2,829 m (9,281 ft)[2]
Listing
Coordinates53°06′38″N 119°09′23″W / 53.11056°N 119.15639°W / 53.11056; -119.15639[5]
Naming
NicknameCloud Cap Mountain
Native nameYexyexéscen (Shuswap)
English translationStriped Rock
Geography
Mount Robson is located in British Columbia
Mount Robson
Mount Robson
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictCariboo Land District
Parent rangeRainbow Range (Canadian Rockies)
Topo mapNTS 83E3 Mount Robson[5]
Climbing
First ascentJuly 31, 1913 by William W. Foster, Albert H. McCarthy and Conrad Kain[2][3]
Easiest routeSouth face (UIAA IV)

Mount Robson is the most prominent mountain in North America's Rocky Mountain range; it is also the highest point in the Canadian Rockies. The mountain is located entirely within Mount Robson Provincial Park of British Columbia, and is part of the Rainbow Range. Mount Robson is the second highest peak entirely in British Columbia, behind Mount Waddington in the Coast Range. The south face of Mount Robson is clearly visible from the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16), and is commonly photographed along this route.

Mount Robson was likely named after Colin Robertson, who worked for both the North West Company and the Hudson's Bay Company at various times in the early 19th century, though there was confusion over the name as many assumed it to have been named for John Robson, an early premier of British Columbia. The Texqa’kallt, a Secwepemc people and the earliest known inhabitants of the area, call it Yexyexéscen (striped rock), spelled in Dawson 1891 as Yuh-hai-has-kun, The Mountain of the Spiral Road.[6][7] Other unofficial names include Cloud Cap Mountain.[3]

Colin Robertson
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