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Mount_Sir_Sandford Latitude and Longitude:

51°39′24″N 117°52′04″W / 51.65667°N 117.86778°W / 51.65667; -117.86778
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Mount Sir Sandford
Mount Sir Sandford from Gothics Glacier
Highest point
Elevation3,519 m (11,545 ft) [1]
Prominence2,707 m (8,881 ft) [1]
Listing
Coordinates 51°39′24″N 117°52′04″W / 51.65667°N 117.86778°W / 51.65667; -117.86778 [2]
Geography
Mount Sir Sandford is located in British Columbia
Mount Sir Sandford
Mount Sir Sandford
District Kootenay Land District
Parent range Sir Sandford Range
Topo map NTS 82N12 Mount Sir Sandford [2]
Climbing
First ascent1912 [3]
Easiest routeremote 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.

The mountain was first summited in 1912 after several attempts in prior years by a party of four, led by Edward W. D. Holway and including Howard Palmer, Edward Feuz Jr. and Rudolph Aemmer. [4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "British Columbia and Alberta: The Ultra-Prominence Page". Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2013-01-21.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Sir Sandford". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  3. ^ "Mount Sir Sandford". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
  4. ^ Howard Palmer, Edward W. D. Holway: A Pioneer of the Canadian Alps. (University of Minnesota Press, 1931) pp. 37-38.

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