Mount Bess

Mount Bess
Mount Bess
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation 3,203 m (10,509 ft) [1]
Prominence 618 m (2,028 ft)
Coordinates 53°20′55″N 119°22′39″W / 53.34861°N 119.37750°W / 53.34861; -119.37750Coordinates: 53°20′55″N 119°22′39″W / 53.34861°N 119.37750°W / 53.34861; -119.37750 
Geography
Location Alberta
British Columbia
Topo map NTS 83E/06
Climbing
First ascent First ascended in 1911 by J. Norman Collie, A.L. Mumm, J. Yates

Mount Bess is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It is the 83rd highest peak in Alberta. It was named in 1910 by J. Norman Collie after Bessie Gunn, who accompanied Collie's expedition.[1][2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Bess". PeakFinder.com.
  2. ↑ "Mount Bess". Bivouac.com.
  3. ↑ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.
  4. ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 19.


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