Mount Field | |
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Mount Field with Mount Wapta in the background; near Field, British Columbia, Canada.
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,643 m (8,671 ft) |
Prominence | 182 m (597 ft) |
Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
Coordinates | 51°25′51″N 116°27′46″W / 51.43083°N 116.46278°WCoordinates: 51°25′51″N 116°27′46″W / 51.43083°N 116.46278°W |
Geography | |
Parent range | President Range |
Topo map | NTS 82N/08 |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Scramble |
Mount Field is a mountain located about 10 km (6 mi) east of the town of Field in Yoho National Park, Canada. The mountain was named in 1883 after Cyrus West Field, a guest of the CPR who were building the national railway.
The Burgess Shale is located below the ridge connecting Mt. Field to Wapta Mountain.