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Coordinates: 51°25′51″N 116°27′46″W / 51.43083°N 116.46278°W / 51.43083; -116.46278
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| name = Mount Field
| photo = MountFieldAugust2009.JPG
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| photo_caption = Mount Field with Mount Wapta in the background; near Field, British Columbia, Canada.
|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|[[Topographical summit|Elevation]]:||2,643 metres (8,672 feet)
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|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|Location:||[[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]
| listing = [[List of mountains of British Columbia|Mountains of British Columbia]]
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| location = [[Yoho National Park]]<br />[[British Columbia|British Columbia, Canada]]
|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|[[Topographic map|Topo map]]:||[[National Topographic System|NTS]] 82N/08
| district = [[Kootenay Land District]]
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| map = Canada British Columbia#Canada
|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|[[Mountain range|Range]]:||[[Canadian Rockies]]
| map_caption = Location in British Columbia
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| range = [[President Range]]
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|bgcolor=#e7dcc3|Easiest [[Climbing route|route]]:||[[scrambling|scramble]]
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'''Mount Field''' is a [[mountain]] located about 10 km east of the town of [[Field, British Columbia|Field]] in [[Yoho National Park]], [[Canada]]. The mountain was named in 1883 after Cyprus W. Field, a guest of the [[Canadian Pacific Railway|CPR]] who were building the national railway.
| easiest_route = [[Scrambling|Scramble]]
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'''Mount Field''' is a [[mountain]] located about {{convert|4|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} northeast of the town of [[Field, British Columbia|Field]] in [[Yoho National Park]], [[Canada]]. The mountain was named in 1884<ref>[https://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/11970.html British Columbia official naming site]</ref> after [[Cyrus West Field]], an American merchant who had laid the first Atlantic cable, 1858, a second in 1866; Mr. Field was visiting the Canadian Rockies the year as a guest of the [[Canadian Pacific Railway|CPR]] who were building the national railway, at the naming of a station and a mountain.<ref name=bcgnis/> Precipitation [[Surface runoff|runoff]] from Mount Field drains into the [[Kicking Horse River]]. [[Topographic relief]] is significant as the summit rises 1,360&nbsp;meters (4,462&nbsp;feet) above the river in two kilometers (1.2&nbsp;mile). The [[Trans-Canada Highway]] ([[British Columbia Highway 1|Highway 1]]) traverses the southern foot of the mountain.
The [[Burgess shale]] is located below the ridge connecting Mt. Field to [[Wapta Mountain]].


==External link==
==Geology==

* [http://peakfinder.com/peakfinder.ASP?PeakName=Mount+Field Mt. Field on PeakFinder] (photos)
Mount Field is composed of [[sedimentary rock]] laid down during the [[Precambrian]] to [[Jurassic]] periods.<ref name=Belyea1960>{{Belyea-Banff-NP}}</ref> Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the [[Laramide orogeny]].<ref name=gadd>{{cite book|title=Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias |author=Gadd, Ben |year=2008}}</ref> The [[Burgess Shale]] is located below the ridge connecting Mt. Field to [[Wapta Mountain]].
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==Climate==

Based on the [[Köppen climate classification]], Mount Field is located in a [[subarctic climate]] zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.<ref name=Peel>{{cite journal | author = Peel, M. C. |author2=Finlayson, B. L. |author3=McMahon, T. A.| year = 2007 | title = Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification | journal = Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. | volume = 11 | pages = 1633–1644 | issn = 1027-5606}}</ref> Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

[[File:Mt. Field.jpg|thumb|center|330px|Mt. Field rises above Field, BC]]

==See also==
*{{Portal-inline|Mountains|size=tiny}}
*[[Geography of British Columbia]]

==References==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name=bcgnis>
{{cite bcgnis|id=11970|name=Mount Field|accessdate=2016-07-02}}</ref>
<ref name=bivouac>
{{cite bivouac|id=4833|name=Mount Field|accessdate=2016-07-02}}</ref>
<ref name=peakfinder>
{{cite peakfinder |id=478 |name=Mount Field |accessdate=2019-08-20}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
*[http://www.bivouac.com/MtnPg.asp?MtnId=4833 Mount Field] in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia.
*[http://atlantic-cable.com/Field/ Cyrus W. Field] at the Atlantic Cable history website.
* Weather: [https://www.yr.no/en/forecast/daily-table/2-6080739/Canada/British%20Columbia/Mount%20Field Mount Field]

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[[Category:Two-thousanders of British Columbia]]
[[Category:Canadian Rockies]]
[[Category:Columbia Country]]
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[[Category:Mountains of Yoho National Park]]
[[Category:Kootenay Land District]]

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Revision as of 04:15, 22 December 2022

Not to be confused with Field Hill.
Mount Field
Mount Field with Mount Wapta in the background; near Field, British Columbia, Canada.
Highest point
Elevation2,643 m (8,671 ft)[1]
Prominence182 m (597 ft)[2]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°25′51″N 116°27′46″W / 51.43083°N 116.46278°W / 51.43083; -116.46278[3]
Geography
Mount Field is located in British Columbia
Mount Field
Mount Field
Location in British Columbia
Mount Field is located in Canada
Mount Field
Mount Field
Mount Field (Canada)
LocationYoho National Park
British Columbia, Canada
DistrictKootenay Land District
Parent rangePresident Range
Topo mapNTS 82N8 Lake Louise
Climbing
Easiest routeScramble

Mount Field is a mountain located about 4 km (2 mi) northeast of the town of Field in Yoho National Park, Canada. The mountain was named in 1884[4] after Cyrus West Field, an American merchant who had laid the first Atlantic cable, 1858, a second in 1866; Mr. Field was visiting the Canadian Rockies the year as a guest of the CPR who were building the national railway, at the naming of a station and a mountain.[3] Precipitation runoff from Mount Field drains into the Kicking Horse River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,360 meters (4,462 feet) above the river in two kilometers (1.2 mile). The Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) traverses the southern foot of the mountain.

Geology

Mount Field is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[5] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[6] The Burgess Shale is located below the ridge connecting Mt. Field to Wapta Mountain.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Field is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

Mt. Field rises above Field, BC

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mount Field". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  2. ^ "Mount Field". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Field". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
  4. ^ British Columbia official naming site
  5. ^ Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  6. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
  7. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
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