Mount Whymper (Edward)
| Mount Whymper | |
|---|---|
  Mount Whymper Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,844 m (9,331 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 263 m (863 ft) [1] |
| Coordinates | 51°13′28″N 116°05′55″W / 51.22444°N 116.09861°WCoordinates: 51°13′28″N 116°05′55″W / 51.22444°N 116.09861°W [1] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Kootenay National Park, British Columbia, Canada |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1901 by Edward Whymper Joseph Bossoney, Christian Kaufmann, Christian Klucker, and James Pollinger |
Mount Whymper, 2,844 m, is a mountain located in the Canadian Rockies, British Columbia, Canada, in the Vermilion Pass area in Kootenay National Park.
The mountain is named for its first conqueror, the English alpinist, explorer, writer and engraver Edward Whymper.
In 1901, Whymper and his four guides (Joseph Bossoney, Christian Kaufmann, Christian Klucker, and James Pollinger)[2][3] first climbed Mount Whymper.[1][3][4][5] It was renamed to honour him. It had been named "Mount Lefroy".[1] Whymper was exploring the area sponsored by Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR)[2][6][7] to promote the Canadian Rocky Mountains and the railway in his conferences.[8][9]
There is another Mount Whymper, (1539 m – 48°57′04″N 124°09′43″W / 48.95111°N 124.16194°W) in British Columbia, on Vancouver Island, named for Edward's brother Frederick Whymper.[10][11][12]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Mount Whymper British Columbia #1562". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- 1 2 "Whymper, Edward". Peakfinder.com. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- 1 2 Peakware.com (ed.). "Mount Whymper". Peakware World Mountain Encyclopedia. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ Government of British Columbia (ed.). "Mount Whymper (Edward)". Geo BC – BC Geographical names. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ "Mount Whymper". summitpost.org. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ Henry, Emil William (2011). Triumph and Tragedy: The Life of Edward Whymper. Leicester: Matador – Troubadour Publishing. ISBN 978-1848765-788. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
- ↑ Archives Society of Alberta (ed.). "Edward Whymper fonds : [1900–1909]". Archives Network of Alberta. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ Dave Jones, ed. (1987). "Whymper's Antiques Fueled Many a Conversation". CP Rail News. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ Sanford, Emerson; Sanford Beck, Janice (2008). Life of the Trail 2: Historic Hikes in Northern Yoho National Park. Surrey BC: Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 102–116. ISBN 978-1-897522-00-4.
- ↑ Government of British Columbia (ed.). "Mount Whymper (Frederick)". Geo BC – BC Geographical names. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ "Mount Whymper British Columbia #1333". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ "Mt Whymper". summitpost.org. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
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