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Mount Burgess 2599m (8527ft.) is a mountain in Yoho National Park and is part of the Canadian Rockies. It was named in 1886 by Otto Koltz after Alexander MacKinnon Burgess, the Deputy Minister of the Interior at the time. For 17 years it was featured on the Canadian ten-dollar bill. Categories: Stub | Lakes of Canada ...
A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ...
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The Himalaya as seen from the International Space Station A mountain range is a group of mountains bordered by lowlands or separated from other mountain ranges by passes or rivers. ...
Ringrose Peak, Lake OHara, British Columbia, Canada The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. ...
Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...
In climbing, a first ascent (FA) is the first climb to reach the top of a mountain, or the first to follow a particular climbing route. ...
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Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ...
Scrambling on Crib Goch, Snowdonia, Wales Scrambling is a method of ascending rocky faces and ridges. ...
Natural Bridge Yoho National Park is located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains along the western slope of the Continental Divide in southeastern British Columbia. ...
Ringrose Peak, Lake OHara, British Columbia, Canada The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. ...
Canadian $10, front Canadian $10, back The Canadian ten-dollar bill is one of the most common banknotes of Canadian currency. ...
It is located in the southwest buttress of Burgess Pass in the Emerald River and Kicking Horse River Valleys. The Kicking Horse River is a river located in the Canadian Rockies of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. ...
In 1892, James J. McArthur was the first to ascend this mountain. He was completing a survey of the lands adjacent to the Canadian Pacific Railway. An eastbound CPR freight at Stoney Creek Bridge in Rogers Pass. ...
In 1909, geologist Dr. Charles D. Walcott discovered fossils with fine details on Mount Burgess. The mount has two summits. The north summit was named Walcott Peak in his honour. Charles Doolittle Walcott (March 31, 1850 - February 9, 1927) was an eminent American invertebrate paleontologist. ...
The Burgess Shale (named after Mount Burgess, close to where the Shale was found) is a black shale exposure found high up in the Canadian Rockies in Yoho National Park near the town of Field, British Columbia. ...
Between 1954 and 1971, it was featured on the back of the Canadian ten-dollar bill. It is still informally called the "Ten Dollar Mountain" because of this.
In 1984, UNESCO declared the area a World Heritage Site. UNESCO logo UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is a specialized agency of the United Nations established in 1945. ...
A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, composed of 21 State...
Climbing
June through September is the driest time. Consult with local experts for routes. Be aware that this area is populated by Grizzly bears. // Trinomial name Ursus arctos horribilis (Ord, 1815) Current and historical range of the Grizzly Bear in North America The grizzly bear, sometimes called the silvertip bear, is a powerful brownish-yellow bear that lives in the uplands of western North America. ...
See also Front entrance to the townsite Field (51° 23′ 48″ N 116° 29′ 9″ W) is a town of approximately 300 people located in the Kicking Horse River valley of southeastern British Columbia, Canada within the confines of Yoho National Park. ...
External links - Peakfinder- Peaks of the Canadian Rockies
- Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia
- 1954 Ten-dollar bill
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