Mount Cautley

Mount Cautley
Southeast aspect of Mount Cautley / Gibralter Rock
Highest point
Elevation	2,880 m (9,450 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence	495 m (1,624 ft) [3] [notes 1]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	50°54′28″N115°34′21″W / 50.90778°N 115.57250°W / 50.90778; -115.57250 [4]
Geography
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Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range	Continental Ranges
Topo map	NTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine [4]

Mount Cautley is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide, SE of Assiniboine Pass. ^[5] Richard W. Cautley was a surveyor from Ipswich, England. As part of the Alberta/British Columbia Boundary Commission, his party was in charge of mapping precise boundaries in the usable mountain passes of the Canadian Rockies. ^[6]

See also

• List of peaks on the British Columbia–Alberta border

References

1. "Mount Cautley". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
2. "Topographic map of Mount Cautley". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
3. "Mount Cautley". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
4. "Mount Cautley (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2022-03-26.
5. "Mount Cautley". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2022-03-26.
6. 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.

Notes

1. Based on a summit elevation of 2,870 m.