Mount Ennis

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Mount Ennis
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Mt. Ennis (far left) above Emerald Lake
Highest point
Elevation 3,122 m (10,243 ft) [1] [2] [a]
Prominence 147 m (482 ft) [1] [b]
Parent peak Mount Vaux (3310 m) [1] [2]
Listing Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates 51°15′29″N116°30′06″W / 51.25806°N 116.50167°W / 51.25806; -116.50167 [5]
Geography
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Mount Ennis
Location in British Columbia
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Mount Ennis
Location in Canada
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
District Kootenay Land District [6]
Protected area Yoho National Park [7] [4]
Parent range
Topo map NTS   82N7 Golden [5]
Climbing
First ascent 1906 Topographical Survey [3]

Mount Ennnis is a mountain located west of Mount Vaux in the Ottertail Range of the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. Edward Whymper named it in 1904 for John Ennis, Scottish-born general manager of the Allan Steamship Line, Liverpool, England. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Ennis". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mount Ennis, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Ennis". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
  4. 1 2 3 Lake Louise & Yoho (Map). 1:50,000. Cochrane, AB: Gem Trek Publishing. 2001. § E2. ISBN   1-895526-15-9 . Retrieved 2025-04-08.
  5. 1 2 3 "Mount Ennis". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2025-04-08.
  6. 1 2 "Mount Ennis". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2025-04-08.
  7. 1 2 NTS map sheet 82N7 Golden
Notes
  1. Other sources state 3133 m for the elevation. [3] [4]
  2. An alternate source states 142 m for the prominence. [2]