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'''Mount Field''' is a [[mountain]] located about {{convert|10|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} east of the town of [[Field, British Columbia|Field]] in [[Yoho National Park]], [[Canada]]. The mountain was named in |
'''Mount Field''' is a [[mountain]] located about {{convert|10|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} east 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]], a guest of the [[Canadian Pacific Railway|CPR]] who were building the national railway.<ref name=bcgnis/> |
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The [[Burgess Shale]] is located below the ridge connecting Mt. Field to [[Wapta Mountain]]. |
The [[Burgess Shale]] is located below the ridge connecting Mt. Field to [[Wapta Mountain]]. |
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| Mount Field | |
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 Mount Field with Mount Wapta in the background; near Field, British Columbia, Canada. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,643 m (8,671 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 182 m (597 ft)[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 51°25′51″N 116°27′46″W / 51.43083°N 116.46278°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Field | |
| Parent range | President Range |
| Topo map | NTS 82N/08 |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scramble |
Mount Field is a mountain located about 10 km (6 mi) east of the town of Field in Yoho National Park, Canada. The mountain was named in 1884[4] after Cyrus West Field, a guest of the CPR who were building the national railway.[3]
The Burgess Shale is located below the ridge connecting Mt. Field to Wapta Mountain.
References
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- ^ a b "Mount Field". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
- ^ British Columbia official naming site
External links
- Mount Field in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia.
- Cyrus W. Field at the Atlantic Cable history website.
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