Mount Cayley

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Cayley
Mount Cayley.jpg
Mount Cayley viewed from southeast
Highest point
Elevation2,385 m (7,825 ft)[1]
Prominence674 m (2,211 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Callaghan (2409 m)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates50°07′13″N 123°17′27″W / 50.12028°N 123.29083°W / 50.12028; -123.29083Coordinates: 50°07′13″N 123°17′27″W / 50.12028°N 123.29083°W / 50.12028; -123.29083[2]
Geography
Mount Cayley is located in British Columbia
Mount Cayley
Mount Cayley
British Columbia, Canada
DistrictNew Westminster Land District
Parent rangePacific Ranges[1][3]
Topo mapNTS 92J3 Brandywine Falls[2]
Geology
Volcanic arc/beltCanadian Cascade Arc
Garibaldi Volcanic Belt
Climbing
First ascentJuly 10, 1928[4]

Mount Cayley is a mountain and highest point of the Mount Cayley massif between the Cheakamus and Squamish rivers in British Columbia, Canada. It has an elevation of 2,385 m (7,825 ft).[5]

The mountain was named in 1928 by the first ascent party for Beverley Cochrane Cayley (1898-1928). The first ascent was made on July 10, 1928, by E.C. Brooks, W.G. Wheatley, B. Clegg, R.E. Knight, and T. Fyles, members of the Alpine Club of Canada.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Mount Cayley". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Cayley". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  3. ^ "Mount Cayley". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-04-09.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Cayley". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2018-05-08.
  5. ^ Kelman, Melanie Catherine (2005). Glaciovolcanism at the Mount Cayley volcanic field, Garibaldi Volcanic Belt, southwestern British Columbia (PhD). University of British Columbia. p. 30.



Stub icon

This article about a location on the Coast of British Columbia, Canada is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

  • v
  • t
Retrieved from ""