Mount Little

For the mountain in Antarctica, see Mount Little (Antarctica).

Mount Little
Mount Little and Fay Glacier
Highest point
Elevation	3,134 m (10,282 ft) [1] [a]
Prominence	164 m (538 ft) [1]
Parent peak	Mount Fay (3234 m) [1]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°17′45″N116°10′58″W / 51.29583°N 116.18277°W / 51.29583; -116.18277 [4] [5]
Geography
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Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
District	Kootenay Land District [6]
Protected areas	Banff National Park Kootenay National Park
Parent range	Bow Range [7]
Topo map	NTS 82N8 Lake Louise [4] [5]
Climbing
First ascent	1901 G.T. Little, Charles S. Thompson, G.M. Weed, Christian Kaufmann [1] [2]
Easiest route	North-West Ridge I

Mount Little is situated at the northern end of Kootenay National Park, and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border. ^[6] It was named in 1916 after George F. Little, a member of the first ascent party. ^{[2] [1]}

See also

• List of peaks on the Alberta–British Columbia border
• List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies

References

1. "Mount Little". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
2. "Mount Little". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
3. "Topographic map of Mount Little". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
4. "Mount Little (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-10-01.
5. "Mount Little (B.C.)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2025-02-24.
6. "Mount Little". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2023-09-08.
7. NTS map sheet 82N08 Lake Louise

Notes

1. Other sources state 3088 m. ^{[2] [3]}

Further reading

• Birrell, Dave (2000). 50 Roadside Panoramas in the Canadian Rockies. Rocky Mountain Books Ltd. p. 87. ISBN   9780921102656.