Mount Spring-Rice | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,275 m (10,745 ft) [1] [2] |
Prominence | 426 m (1,398 ft) [3] |
Parent peak | Mount Alexandra (3401 m) [3] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 52°01′00″N117°14′08″W / 52.01667°N 117.23556°W [4] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Protected area | Banff National Park |
Parent range | Park Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 83C3 Columbia Icefield [4] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1923 J. Hickson, E. Feuz [1] [3] |
Mount Spring-Rice is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, south of Thompson Pass. [5] It was named in 1918 by Arthur O. Wheeler after the British diplomat, Sir Cecil Spring Rice. [1] [3]