Mount Little

Mount Little
Mount Little and Fay Glacier
Highest point
Elevation3,134 m (10,282 ft)[1][a]
Prominence164 m (538 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Fay (3234 m)[1]
Listing
Coordinates51°17′45″N 116°10′58″W / 51.29583°N 116.18277°W / 51.29583; -116.18277[4][5]
Geography
Mount Little
Location in Alberta
Mount Little
Location in British Columbia
Mount Little
Location in Canada
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District[6]
Protected areas
Parent rangeBow Range[7]
Topo mapNTS 82N8 Lake Louise[4][5]
Climbing
First ascent1901 G.T. Little, Charles S. Thompson, G.M. Weed, Christian Kaufmann[1][2]
Easiest routeNorth-West Ridge I

Mount Little is situated at the northern end of Kootenay National Park, and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border.[6] It was named in 1916 after George F. Little, a member of the first ascent party.[2][1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Mount Little". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  2. ^ a b c "Mount Little". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  3. ^ "Topographic map of Mount Little". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Little (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-10-01.
  5. ^ a b "Mount Little (B.C.)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
  6. ^ a b "Mount Little". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-09-08.
  7. ^ NTS map sheet 82N08 Lake Louise
Notes
  1. ^ Other sources state 3088 m.[2][3]

Further reading