Mount Cautley
Mount Cautley is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide, SE of Assiniboine Pass.[5] Richard W. Cautley was a surveyor from Ipswich, England. As part of the Alberta/British Columbia Boundary Commission, his party was in charge of mapping precise boundaries in the usable mountain passes of the Canadian Rockies.[6]
Mount Cautley | |
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![]() Southeast aspect of Mount Cautley / Gibralter Rock | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,880 m (9,450 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 495 m (1,624 ft)[3][notes 1] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 50°54′28″N 115°34′21″W[4] |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() Mount Cautley Location in Alberta and British Columbia ![]() ![]() Mount Cautley Mount Cautley (British Columbia) | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Parent range | Continental Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine[4] |
References
- "Mount Cautley". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- "Topographic map of Mount Cautley". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- "Mount Cautley". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- "Mount Cautley (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- "Mount Cautley". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.
- Notes
- Based on a summit elevation of 2,870 m.
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