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Ernest Peak

Coordinates: 51°57′26″N 117°06′18″W / 51.957222°N 117.105°W / 51.957222; -117.105
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Ernest Peak
Mt. Lyell 3 looking to Forbes, Lyell 4 & 5
Highest point
Elevation3,498 m (11,476 ft)[1][2]
Prominence1,078 m (3,537 ft)[3]
Parent peakMount Forbes (3617 m)[3]
Listing
Coordinates51°57′26″N 117°06′18″W / 51.957222°N 117.105°W / 51.957222; -117.105[4]
Geography
Ernest Peak is located in Alberta
Ernest Peak
Ernest Peak
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Ernest Peak is located in British Columbia
Ernest Peak
Ernest Peak
Ernest Peak (British Columbia)
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Protected areaBanff National Park
Parent rangePark Ranges
Topo mapNTS 82N14 Rostrum Peak[4]
Climbing
First ascent1926 by A.J. Ostheimer, M.M. Strumia, J.M. Thorington, E. Feuz[5][3]

Ernest Peak - a.k.a. Lyell 3, L3 or Mt. Lyell (on maps, etc.) - is the central and highest peak of five distinct subpeaks on Mount Lyell (Canada) and is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. (There has been some dispute whether Lyell 2 or Lyell 3 is highest, but according to the recently released and corrected Climbers Guide to The Canadian Rocky Mountains - Rockies West book, the tallest is Ernest Peak).[1] It was named in 1972 by Sydney R. Vallance after Ernest Feuz Jr.[5]

Geology and climate

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Due to this peak being the central and tallest subpeak - and thus is "Mount Lyell" - see the Mount Lyell article for geology and climate.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Jones, David J. (2018). The Climbers Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada, Vol. Three: Rockies West. Golden, B.C.: Thin Gruel Press. p. 208. ISBN 978-1-7753241-0-2.
  2. ^ "Topographic map of Mount Lyell–Ernest Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  3. ^ a b c "Mount Lyell (Lyell 3, Ernest Peak)". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  4. ^ a b "Ernest Peak (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  5. ^ a b "Ernest Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
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Mt. Lyell and its 5 subpeaks: L1-L5