Mount Sir Sandford
Mount Sir Sandford | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,519 m (11,545 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 2,707 m (8,881 ft)[1] |
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Coordinates | 51°39′24″N 117°52′04″W / 51.65667°N 117.86778°WCoordinates: 51°39′24″N 117°52′04″W / 51.65667°N 117.86778°W[2] |
Geography | |
Mount Sir Sandford | |
Parent range | Sir Sandford Range |
Topo map | NTS 82N12 Mount Sir Sandford[2] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1912[3] |
Easiest route | remote glacier/ice/rock climb |
Mount Sir Sandford is the highest mountain of the Sir Sandford Range and the highest mountain in the Selkirk Mountains of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. It is the 12th highest peak in the province. The mountain was named after Sir Sandford Fleming, a railway engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "British Columbia and Alberta: The Ultra-Prominence Page". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Mount Sir Sandford". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- ^ "Mount Sir Sandford". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
External links[]
- "Mount Sir Sandford, British Columbia" on Peakbagger
- Mount Sir Sandford aerial photo: PBase
Categories:
- Three-thousanders of British Columbia
- Big Bend Ranges
- Columbia Country
- British Columbia Interior geography stubs
- Canada geography stubs
- North America mountain stubs