Mount Wheeler | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,336 m (10,945 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 741 m (2,431 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Dawson (3,377 m)[1] |
Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
Coordinates | 51°06′30″N 117°23′31″W / 51.10833°N 117.39194°W[2] |
Geography | |
Interactive map of Mount Wheeler | |
Country | Canada |
Province | British Columbia |
Protected area | Glacier National Park |
Parent range | Duncan Ranges Selkirk Mountains |
Topo map | NTS 82N3 Mount Wheeler[2] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1902 Arthur Oliver Wheeler, Fredrich Michel |
Mount Wheeler, is a 3,336-metre (10,945-foot) mountain summit located in Glacier National Park of British Columbia, Canada. It is the third-highest peak in the park, and sixth-highest in the Selkirk Mountains range.[3] The mountain is a remote 60 km (37 mi) east of Revelstoke, and 40 km (25 mi) southwest of Golden. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Selwyn, 5.1 km (3.2 mi) to the north-northwest.[3] Mount Wheeler is surrounded by ice, including the Deville Glacier, Deville Névé, Black Glacier, and Thor Glacier. Precipitation runoff from the mountain and meltwater from its glaciers drains into tributaries of the Incomappleux and Beaver Rivers.