Ernest Peak

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Ernest Peak
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Mt. Lyell 3 looking to Forbes, Lyell 4 & 5
Highest point
Elevation 3,498 m (11,476 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 1,078 m (3,537 ft) [3]
Parent peak Mount Forbes (3617 m) [3]
Listing
Coordinates 51°57′26″N117°06′18″W / 51.957222°N 117.105°W / 51.957222; -117.105 [4]
Geography
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Ernest Peak
Location in Alberta
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Ernest Peak
Location in British Columbia
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Ernest Peak
Location in Canada
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Protected area Banff National Park
Parent range Park Ranges
Topo map NTS   82N14 Rostrum Peak [4]
Climbing
First ascent 1926 by A.J. Ostheimer, M.M. Strumia, J.M. Thorington, E. Feuz [5] [3]

Ernest Peak - a.k.a. Lyell 3, L3 or Mt. Lyell (on maps, etc.) - is the central and highest peak of five distinct subpeaks on Mount Lyell (Canada) and is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. (There has been some dispute whether Lyell 2 or Lyell 3 is highest, but according to the recently released and corrected Climbers Guide to The Canadian Rocky Mountains - Rockies West book, the tallest is Ernest Peak). [1] It was named in 1972 by Sydney R. Vallance after Ernest Feuz Jr. [5]

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Geology and climate

Due to this peak being the central and tallest subpeak - and thus is "Mount Lyell" - see the Mount Lyell article for geology and climate.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Jones, David J. (2018). The Climbers Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada, Vol. Three: Rockies West. Golden, B.C.: Thin Gruel Press. p. 208. ISBN   978-1-7753241-0-2.
  2. ↑ "Topographic map of Mount Lyell–Ernest Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mount Lyell (Lyell 3, Ernest Peak)". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  4. 1 2 "Ernest Peak (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  5. 1 2 "Ernest Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
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Mt. Lyell and its 5 subpeaks: L1-L5
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