Mount Robson
South face, August 2005
Elevation	3,954 metres (12,972 ft)[1]
Location	British Columbia, Canada
Range	Rainbow Range (Canadian Rockies)
Prominence	2,829 m (9,281 ft)[2]
Coordinates	53°06′37″N 119°09′24″W / 53.11028, -119.15667Coordinates: 53°06′37″N 119°09′24″W / 53.11028, -119.15667[2]
Topo map	NTS 83E/03
First ascent	July 31, 1913 by William W. Foster, Albert H. McCarthy and Conrad Kain[2][1]
Easiest route	difficult rock/ice climb

Mt. Robson

Location in British Columbia

Mount Robson is the highest point in the Canadian Rockies. Mount Robson is located entirely within Mount Robson Provincial Park of British Columbia, and is part of the Rainbow Range. It is commonly thought to be the highest point in B.C., but that distinction is held by Mount Fairweather at 4,663 metres (15,299 ft). The highest mountain in Canada is Mount Logan at 5,959 m (19,551 ft). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 564 KB) Mt. ... A topographical summit is a point on a surface which is higher in elevation than all points immediately adjacent to it. ... Motto: Splendor sine occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 36 Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 5th Total 944... For exotic financial options, see Mountain range (options). ... The Rainbow Range is a small subrange of the Park Ranges subdivions of the Continental Ranges of the Rocky Mountains on the border between Alberta and British Columbia in Mount Robson Provincial Park. ... The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. ... In topography, prominence, also known as autonomous height, relative height or shoulder drop (in America) or prime factor (in Europe), is a concept used in the categorization of hills and mountains, also known as peaks. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... // Topographic maps are a variety of maps characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using contour lines in modern mapping, but historically using a variety of methods. ... The National Topographic System or NTS is the topographic system used by Canada for providing general purpose maps of the country. ... 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. ... is the 212th day of the year (213th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1913 (MCMXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Conrad Kain (1883 - 1934) was born in Nasswald, Austria. ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. ... Reflections of mountains in Kinney Lake on the Berg Lake Trail, Mount Robson Provincial Park Mount Robson Provincial Park is the largest provincial park in the Canadian Rockies with an area of 2,249 km². The park is located entirely within British Columbia, bordering Jasper National Park in Alberta. ... Motto: Splendor sine occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English (de facto) Government Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament House seats 36 Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 5th Total 944... The Rainbow Range is a small subrange of the Park Ranges subdivions of the Continental Ranges of the Rocky Mountains on the border between Alberta and British Columbia in Mount Robson Provincial Park. ... Mount Fairweather (known as Fairweather Mountain in Canada) is a mountain located 20 km (14 mi) east of the Pacific Ocean in Glacier Bay National Park of the United States. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... For other uses, see Mount Logan (disambiguation). ...

Mount Robson was likely named for Colin Robertson, an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company. There is no record of anyone named Robson visiting the area at the time the name came into use (1815?). The Texqakallt, a Secwepemc people and the earliest inhabitants of the area, call it Yuh-hai-has-kun or The Mountain of the Spiral Road.^[3] Other unofficial names include Cloud Cap Mountain and Snow Cap Mountain.^[1] Colin Robertson (July 27, 1783 – February 4, 1842) was a n early Canadian fur trader and political figure. ... Hudsons Bay Company (HBC; Compagnie de la Baie dHudson in French) is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and is one of the oldest in the world. ... April 5-12: Mount Tambora explodes, changing climate. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ...

Mount Robson boasts great vertical relief over the local terrain. From Berg Lake the mountain rises 2,300 metres (7,500 ft) to the summit. The north face of Mount Robson is heavily glaciated and 800 metres (2,600 ft) of ice plunge from the summit to Berg Glacier. The south side of the mountain rises 3,000 m (9,800 ft) from base-to-summit. The 1500-metre (4950-foot) Emperor Face on the northwest side provides a formidable challenge to climbers attempting a route up this vertical wall of rock and ice. With the combination of no easy routes up Mount Robson and frequent severe weather, the result is usually just a handful of successful climbs each year. Berg Lake is located within Mount Robson Provincial Park, at the doorstep of the north face of Mount Robson, the highest peak in the Canadian Rockies. ...

The south face of Mount Robson is clearly visible from the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16). The north face can be seen from Berg Lake, reached by a 19 km (11.8 mi) hike. The lake is approximately two km long. There are backcountry campgrounds at each end of the lake.^[4] The Yellowhead Highway is a major east-west highway connecting the four western Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. ...

The Robson Glacier, the source of the Robson River, which flows off the north east flank of Mount Robson at one point in time fed two oceans. In the forefield of the Robson Glacier, lies a Nunatak which divided the flow of the glacier two ways: Nunataks on Greenlands east coast A nunatak (or, more properly spelt: nunataq) is the exposed summit of a ridge, mountain, or peak not covered with ice or snow within an ice field or glacier. ...

• West down the Robson River valley
• East down the drainage into Alberta

Had ice been present during the Inter Provincial Boundary Survey of 1915, then the border between Alberta and British Columbia would have touched the peak of Mount Robson. Year 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday[1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...

Routes

• South Face (Normal Route) IV
• Kain Face IV (named after Conrad Kain)
• Wishbone Arete IV 5.6
• Emperor Ridge V 5.6
• Emperor Face, Stump/Logan VI 5.9 A2
• Emperor Face, Cheesmond/Dick VI 5.9 A2
• Emperor Face, Infinite Patience VI WI5 M5 5.9
• Emperor Face, House-Haley M7
• North Face IV
• Fuhrer Ridge IV 5.4

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Mt. Robson and Mist Glacier as seen from a location just upstream of Emperor Falls Campground	Mount Robson and the Robson Glacier as seen from the Snowbird Pass route.

See also

• Mountain peaks of Canada
• Mountain peaks of North America
• Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains
• Rocky Mountains

Mount Logan in the Yukon is the highest peak of Canada. ... Mount McKinley (Denali) in Alaska is the highest peak of North America. ... Mount Robson in British Columbia, the most topographically prominent peak of the Rocky Mountains of North America. ... For individual mountains named Rocky Mountain, see Rocky Mountain (disambiguation). ...

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Mount Robson Provincial Park

• Mount Robson on Peakware - unofficial summit log.
• Alpine accidents on Mt. Robson
• Mount Robson on Summitpost.org

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Notes

Note that many sources give the height as 3954 m (12972 ft), e.g. Peakfinder