The Vice President (mountain)

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The Vice President
The Vice President & President (l-r) from Isolated col.jpg
Vice President & President (l-r) from Isolated col
Highest point
Elevation 3,077 m (10,095 ft) [1]
Prominence 167 m (548 ft) above President Pass [1]
Coordinates 51°30′10″N116°33′09″W / 51.50278°N 116.55250°W / 51.50278; -116.55250 [2]
Geography
The Vice President (mountain)
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
District Kootenay Land District
Parent range President Range [2]
Topo map NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River [2]
Climbing
First ascent 1901 by James Outram, Christian Kaufmann and Joseph Pollinger [1]
Easiest route scramble[ citation needed ]

The Vice President is a mountain on The President/Vice President Massif just north of Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, near the Alpine Club of Canada's Stanley Mitchell hut. The Vice President was named Mount McNicoll in 1904 by Edward Whymper after David McNicoll, the VP of the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1907, the mountain was renamed by the Alpine Club of Canada, after it was discovered that the name had already been used on a mountain near Rogers Pass.

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Routes

There appears to be only one route up the Vice President—up the President glacier to the col, then up a snow slope to the ridge, then to the peak.[ citation needed ]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "The Vice President". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Vice President". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2025-02-28.