Mount Bess
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Mountain in the country of Canada
| Mount Bess | |
|---|---|
| Mount Bess viewed from Chown Creek | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,203 m (10,509 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 618 m (2,028 ft)[2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Chown (3316 m)[2] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 53°20′59′′N 119°22′38′′W / 53.34972°N 119.37722°W / 53.34972; -119.37722 [3] |
| Geography | |
Mount Bess is located in British Columbia Mount Bess Mount Bess Location in British Columbia Show map of British Columbia | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
| Parent range | Front Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS 83E6 Twintree Lake [3] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1911 by J. Norman Collie, A.L. Mumm, J. Yates[1] |
Mount Bess is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia.[4] It is the 83rd highest peak in Alberta. It was named in 1910 by J. Norman Collie after Bessie Gunn, who accompanied Collie's expedition.[1] [2] [5] [6]
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b c "Mount Bess". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019年08月20日.
- ^ a b c "Mount Bess". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021年07月11日.
- ^ a b "Mount Bess (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021年07月11日.
- ^ "Mount Bess". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2021年07月11日.
- ^ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names . Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 19.
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