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Record SL-676621 · Wikidata Q22556627

Mount Vaux

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Elevation
3,319 m
10,889 ft
Prominence
830 m
Isolation
Coordinates
51.2586° N, 116.5301° W
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Mount Vaux
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Description

Wikipedia

Mount Vaux is a 3,310-metre (10,860-foot) mountain summit located in the Kicking Horse River valley of Yoho National Park, in the Ottertail Range of the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Goodsir, 11.0 km (6.8 mi) to the southeast. Mount Vaux can be seen from Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway, which traverses the western foot of the mountain, as well as from Emerald Lake. Vaux is pronounced Vox, rhymes with box.

First ascent

Date
1901
Charles E. Fay, James Outram, J. Henry Scattergood, Christian Hasler Sr
Source · wikipedia

Best months

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Neighbouring summits

Name Elevation Bearing Distance
Mount Ennis 3,133 m E 90° 1.9 km
Allan Peak 2,911 m E 79° 2.7 km
Mount Hurd 2,993 m N 351° 3.0 km
Chancellor Peak 3,280 m S 161° 4.2 km