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Record SL-676637 · Wikidata Q6923852

Mount Stephen

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Elevation
3,199 m
10,495 ft
Prominence
989 m
Isolation
Coordinates
51.3991° N, 116.4362° W
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Mount Stephen
Mount StephenWikimedia Commons

Description

Wikipedia

Mount Stephen, 3,199 m (10,495 ft), is a mountain located in the Kicking Horse River Valley of Yoho National Park, 1⁄2 km east of Field, British Columbia, Canada. The mountain was named in 1886 for George Stephen, the first president of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The mountain is mainly composed of shales and dolomites from the Cambrian Period, some 550 million years ago. The Stephen Formation, a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin was first described at the mountain and was named for it. Stephen has a subpeak known as Stephen SE1, at the end of a 1 km ridge, 132° from the main peak, visible from Lake O'Hara.

First ascent

Date
1887
James J. McArthur, T. Riley
Source · wikipedia

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Cathedral Crags 3,073 m E 77° 3.0 km
Consummation Peak 2,555 m SE 130° 3.2 km
Cathedral Mountain 3,189 m E 95° 3.3 km
Mount Field 2,643 m NW 332° 4.0 km
Cathedral Shoulder 2,895 m NE 64° 4.1 km
Mount Dennis 2,539 m SW 228° 4.2 km