Mount Field (British Columbia)
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Mount Field | |
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Elevation: | 2,643 metres (8,672 feet) |
Coordinates: | |
Location: | British Columbia, Canada |
Topo map: | NTS 82N/08 |
Range: | Canadian Rockies |
First ascent: | |
Easiest route: | scramble |
Mount Field is a mountain located about 10 km east of the town of Field in Yoho National Park, Canada. The mountain was named in 1883 after Cyprus W. Field, a guest of the CPR who were building the national railway.
The Burgess shale is located below the ridge connecting Mt. Field to Wapta Mountain.
[edit] External link
- Mt. Field on PeakFinder (photos)