Mount Bryce
| Mount Bryce | |
|---|---|
 North face of Mt. Bryce seen from Columbia Icefield | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,507 m (11,506 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 707 m (2,320 ft)[3] |
| Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 52°02′28″N117°19′49″W/ 52.041111°N 117.330278°W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Bryce | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Kootenay Land District[5] |
| Parent range | Park Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS83C3Columbia Icefield[4] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1902 byJames OutramandChristian Kaufmann[1] |
| Easiest route | rock/snow/glacier climb |
Mount Bryceis amountainat the southwestern corner of theColumbia Icefield,inBritish Columbia,Canada,near the border withAlberta.It can be seen from theIcefields Parkway.
The mountain was named in 1898 byJ. Norman Collieafter ViscountJames Bryce,who was President of the Alpine Club in London at the time.[1][5]
Mount Bryce is the fifteenth-highest peak in British Columbia.[3]To the north, it is connected by ridges to the Columbia Icefield. The mountain is rarely climbed due to difficult access although recently built (test)logging roads are alleviating some of the access problems.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abc"Mount Bryce".cdnrockiesdatabases.ca.Retrieved2004-05-14.
- ^"Topographic map of Mount Bryce".opentopomap.org.Retrieved2023-09-23.
- ^abc"Mount Bryce".Bivouac.com.Retrieved2007-01-17.
- ^ab"Mount Bryce".Geographical Names Data Base.Natural Resources Canada.Retrieved2023-09-23.
- ^ab"Mount Bryce".BC Geographical Names.Retrieved2009-05-22.
External links
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Media related toMount Bryceat Wikimedia Commons- Mount Bryce on Summitpost
- "Mount Bryce".Peakware.com.Archived fromthe originalon 2016-03-04.
