Wapta Mountain

Wapta Mountain
Wapta Mountain marks the end of Fossil Ridge
Highest point
Elevation	2,778 m (9,114 ft) [1] [2] [a]
Prominence	952 m (3,123 ft) [3]
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°27′05″N116°28′39″W / 51.45139°N 116.47750°W / 51.45139; -116.47750 [5]
Geography
Location in SE British Columbia Location in British Columbia
Country	Canada
Province	British Columbia
District	Kootenay Land District [5]
Protected area	Yoho National Park [6]
Parent range	Waputik Mountains [3] [b]
Topo map	NTS   82N8 Lake Louise [7]
Climbing
First ascent	1901 [3] [1]

Wapta Mountain is a mountain located in the Canadian Rockies between Emerald Lake and Yoho Valley in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. It stands just north of the ridge containing the Burgess Shale fossil beds. Along with The Vice President and Mount Burgess, Wapta Mountain forms the backdrop to Emerald Lake.

In 1901, James Outram, J. H. Scattergood, and their guide C. Bohren, became the first people to ascend Wapta Mountain. ^{[3] [1]} Wapta Mountain overlooks Takakkaw Falls (1,247 feet), the second tallest waterfall in western Canada. The word "Wapta" means "river" in the Stoney language. ^[5]

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  Wapta Mountain

References

1. "Wapta Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
2. Lake Louise & Yoho (Map). 1:50000. Cochrane, AB, CA: Gem Trek Publishing. 2001. § C2.
3. "Wapta Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2016-07-02.
4. "Wapta Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2025-07-04.
5. "Wapta Mountain". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2016-07-02.
6. NTS mapsheet 82N/08 Lake Louise
7. "Wapta Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2025-07-04.

Notes

1. Other sources give 2782 m. ^{[3] [4]}
2. Peakbagger states Wapta Mountain is in the President Range but the CGNDB map clearly shows the mountain outside the range boundary.