Mount Cautley

Mount Cautley
Mount Cautley
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation 2,870 m (9,420 ft) [1]
Prominence 495 m (1,624 ft)
Coordinates 50°54′43″N 115°34′02″W / 50.91194°N 115.56722°W / 50.91194; -115.56722Coordinates: 50°54′43″N 115°34′02″W / 50.91194°N 115.56722°W / 50.91194; -115.56722 
Geography
Location Alberta
British Columbia
Parent range Continental Ranges
Topo map NTS 82J/13

Mount Cautley is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide.[1][2] Richard W. Cautley was a surveyor from Ipswich, England. As part of the Alberta/British Columbia Boundary Commission, his party was in charge or mapping precise boundaries in the usable mountain passes of the Canadian Rockies.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 PeakFinder
  2. ↑ Mount Cautley
  3. ↑ 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.


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