Mount Lyell (Canada)
| Mount Lyell | |
|---|---|
  Mount Lyell | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,504 m (11,496 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 1,078 m (3,537 ft)[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location |  Alberta  British Columbia  Canada |
| Region | CA |
| Parent range | Central Icefields |
| Topo map | NTS 82N/14 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1902, James Outram, guided by Christian Kaufmann[1] |
Mount Lyell is a mountain on the Alberta-British Columbia border, in western Canada. It is located on the Continental Divide, which forms the BC-Alberta boundary in this area, in Banff National Park.
The peak has a height of 3,504 m (11,496 ft).[1]
It marks the limit between the South Saskatchewan and Columbia watersheds.
The mountain was named by James Hector in 1858 for the Scottish geologist Sir Charles Lyell.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d Peakfinder. "Mount Lyell". Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ "Mount Lyell". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- ^ "Mount Lyell". BC Geographical Names.
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