Mount Collie

Mount Collie
Mount Collie
Location in eastern British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation 3,143 m (10,312 ft) [1]
Prominence 423 m (1,388 ft) [1]
Coordinates 51°37′02″N 116°35′30″W / 51.61722°N 116.59167°W / 51.61722; -116.59167Coordinates: 51°37′02″N 116°35′30″W / 51.61722°N 116.59167°W / 51.61722; -116.59167 [2]
Geography
Location British Columbia, Canada
Parent range Waputik Mountains
Topo map NTS 82N/10
Climbing
First ascent 1901 by James Outram, Edward Whymper[3]
Easiest route glacier/snow climb

Mount Collie is a mountain in Yoho National Park, located on the western boundary of the Wapta Icefield in Canada. The mountain was named in 1897 by Charles S. Thompson after J. Norman Collie, an accomplished mountaineer and early explorer of the Canadian Rockies.[2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Collie". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  2. 1 2 "Mount Collie". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2013-06-09.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Collie". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2004-07-10.
  • "Mount Collie". BC Geographical Names.
  • Mount Collie on PeakFinder - photos


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