Mount Bryce

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Mount Bryce
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North face of Mt. Bryce seen from Columbia Icefield
Highest point
Elevation 3,507 m (11,506 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 707 m (2,320 ft) [3]
Listing Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates 52°02′28″N117°19′49″W / 52.041111°N 117.330278°W / 52.041111; -117.330278 [4]
Geography
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Mount Bryce
Location in British Columbia
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
District Kootenay Land District [5]
Parent range Park Ranges
Topo map NTS   83C3 Columbia Icefield [4]
Climbing
First ascent 1902 by James Outram and Christian Kaufmann [1]
Easiest route rock/snow/glacier climb

Mount Bryce is a mountain at the southwestern corner of the Columbia Icefield, in British Columbia, Canada, near the border with Alberta. It can be seen from the Icefields Parkway.

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The mountain was named in 1898 by J. Norman Collie after Viscount James Bryce, who was President of the Alpine Club (London) at the time. [1] [5]

Mount Bryce is the fifteenth-highest peak in British Columbia. [3] To the north, it is connected by ridges to the Columbia Icefield. The mountain is rarely climbed due to difficult access although recently built logging roads are alleviating some of the access problems. [3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Bryce". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2004-05-14.
  2. "Topographic map of Mount Bryce". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mount Bryce". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2007-01-17.
  4. 1 2 "Mount Bryce". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  5. 1 2 "Mount Bryce". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2009-05-22.