The President
Left to right, The Vice President, President glacier and President
Elevation	3123m (10,246 feet)
Location	British Columbia, Canada
Range	Canadian Rockies
Prominence	658m above Kiwetinok Pass
Coordinates	51°30′01″N, 116°33′07″W
Topo map	NTS 82N/10
First ascent	1901 by James Outram, Christian Kaufmann and J. Pollinger
Easiest route	scramble

The President is a peak on the The President/Vice-President Massif, just North of Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, near the Alpine Club of Canada's Stanley Mitchell hut. 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) Official languages English Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 36 6 Area Total  - Land  - Water  (% of total)  Ranked 5th 944,735 km² 925,186 km² 19,549 km... 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. ... 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. ... Example of a topographic map with contour lines Part of the same map in a perspective shaded relief view illustrates how the contour lines of the original follow the terrain Topographic maps are a variety of map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using contour... 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. ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Southern and northern Mount Everest climbing routes as seen from the International Space Station. ... Categories: Stub | Lakes of Canada ... Natural Bridge Yoho National Park is located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains along the western slope of the Continental Divide in southeastern British Columbia. ... The Alpine Club of Canada (ACC) is Canadas national mountaineering organization. ...

The President was named Shaugnessy in 1904 by Edward Whymper after Thomas Shaugnessy, the president of the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1907, the mountain was renamed by the Alpine Club of Canada, after it was discovered that the name had already been used on a mountain in the Selkirks. Edward Whymper (April 27, 1840 – September 16, 1911), was a British climber and explorer best known for the first ascent of the Matterhorn in 1865. ... An eastbound CPR freight at Stoney Creek Bridge in Rogers Pass. ... The Selkirk Mountains are a mountain range originating in Idaho and Washington, and extending into SE British Columbia. ...

Routes

There appears to be only one route up the President -- up the President glacier to the col, then scramble up talus to the peak.

External links

• The President at bivouac.com