Mount Stephen, Field

Name: Mount Stephen
Address: Field, Canada

#5 among attractions in Field

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain

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Mount Stephen, 3,199 m, is a mountain located in the Kicking Horse River Valley of Yoho National Park, 1⁄2 km east of Field, British Columbia, Canada. The mountain was named in 1886 for George Stephen, the first president of the Canadian Pacific Railway. The mountain is mainly composed of shales and dolomites from the Cambrian Period, some 550 million years ago. The Stephen Formation, a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin was first described at the mountain and was named for it. Stephen has a subpeak known as Stephen SE1, at the end of a 1 km ridge, 132° from the main peak, visible from Lake O'Hara. ()

First ascent: 1887Elevation: 10495 ftProminence: 3245 ftCoordinates: 51°23'56"N, 116°26'6"W

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Mount Stephen – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Emerald Lake, Lake O'Hara, Elizabeth Parker hut, Mount Schaffer.

5.2 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park
132 min walk • Nestled in the heart of Yoho National Park in British Columbia, Canada, Emerald Lake presents a serene escape into nature's pristine beauty. Known for its vivid turquoise waters, which owe their color to the fine rock flour carried into the lake by glacier runoff...
5.4 miSE
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Lake O'Hara, Yoho National Park
138 min walk • Lake O'Hara is a lake at an elevation of 2,020 metres in the alpine area of Yoho National Park, in the province of British Columbia, on the western side of the Great Divide with the province of Alberta and Banff National Park to the east.
4.9 miSE
Hiking, Alpine hut, Vernacular architecture
Elizabeth Parker hut, Yoho National Park
126 min walk • The Elizabeth Parker hut is an alpine hut located in Yoho National Park near Lake O'Hara in British Columbia. The hut is maintained by the Alpine Club of Canada.
5.5 miSE
Mountain
Mount Schaffer, Yoho National Park
141 min walk • Mount Schaffer is a 2,691-metre mountain summit located one kilometre southwest of Lake O'Hara in Yoho National Park, in the Bow Range of the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Biddle, 3.2 km to the southeast.
4.5 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Sherbrooke Lake, Yoho National Park
116 min walk • Sherbrooke Lake is a lake in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. The lake is bounded on the west by Mount Ogden 2,695 m, Mount Niles 2,972 m to the north, and Paget Peak on the east side.
2.6 miSW
Mountain
Mount Dennis, Yoho National Park
67 min walk • Mount Dennis is a 2,549-metre mountain summit located three kilometres south of Field in Yoho National Park, in the Park Ranges of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Stephen, 4.0 km to the northeast. Mount Burgess is six kilometres north on the opposite side of the Kicking Horse River valley.
6.1 miSE
Lake
Lake McArthur, Yoho National Park
157 min walk • Lake McArthur is a lake in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada, near the continental divide.
3.4 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Burgess, Field
86 min walk • Mount Burgess, 2,599 m, is a mountain in Yoho National Park and is part of the Canadian Rockies. It is located in the southwest buttress of Burgess Pass in the Emerald River and Kicking Horse River Valleys.
5.1 miNE
Mountain
Paget Peak, Yoho National Park
131 min walk • Paget Peak is a mountain in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. It is readily accessible via a hiking trail.
2.5 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Field, Field
64 min walk • Mount Field is a mountain located about 10 km east of the town of Field in Yoho National Park, Canada. The mountain was named in 1884 after Cyrus West Field, an American merchant who had laid the first Atlantic cable, 1858, a second in 1866; Mr.
3.5 miSE
Mountain
Odaray Mountain, Yoho National Park
89 min walk • Odaray Mountain is a 3,137-metre summit located west of Lake O'Hara in the Bow Range of Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Huber, 3.86 km to the east.