Mount Cautley

Mount Cautley is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide, SE of Assiniboine Pass.[5] Richard W. Cautley was a surveyor from Ipswich, England. As part of the Alberta/British Columbia Boundary Commission, his party was in charge of mapping precise boundaries in the usable mountain passes of the Canadian Rockies.[6]

Mount Cautley
Mount Cautley
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Mount Cautley
Mount Cautley (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation2,880 m (9,450 ft)[1][2]
Prominence495 m (1,624 ft)[3][notes 1]
Listing
Coordinates50°54′28″N 115°34′21″W[4]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Parent rangeContinental Ranges
Topo mapNTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine[4]

See also

References

  1. "Mount Cautley". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  2. "Topographic map of Mount Cautley". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  3. "Mount Cautley". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  4. "Mount Cautley (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  5. "Mount Cautley". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
  6. Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.
Notes
  1. Based on a summit elevation of 2,870 m.


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