Mount Burgess, Field

Name: Mount Burgess
Address: Field, Canada

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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. ()

Alternative names: First ascent: 1892Elevation: 8527 ftProminence: 1371 ftCoordinates: 51°25'12"N, 116°30'18"W

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

Nearby attractions include: Takakkaw Falls, Emerald Lake, Sherbrooke Lake, Mount Carnarvon.

5.7 miN
Towering waterfall in Yoho National Park
Takakkaw Falls, Yoho National Park
146 min walk • Takakkaw Falls, a majestic natural wonder nestled within the rugged landscape of Yoho National Park, Canada, stands as one of the tallest waterfalls in the country. The falls plunge from an impressive height of approximately 384 meters (1,260 feet), making it a...
2 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park
51 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...
5.7 miNE
Natural attraction, Nature, Lake
Sherbrooke Lake, Yoho National Park
145 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.
5 miNW
Mountain
Mount Carnarvon, Yoho National Park
128 min walk • Mount Carnarvon is a 3,046-metre mountain summit located in the Kiwetinok River Valley of Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is The President, 3.9 km to the north-northeast. Both are part of the President Range which is a subset of the Waputik Mountains.
3.3 miS
Mountain
Mount Dennis, Yoho National Park
86 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.
2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Field, Field
50 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.
6.7 miSE
Mountain
Odaray Mountain, Yoho National Park
171 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.
4.5 miN
Mountain
Michael Peak, Yoho National Park
114 min walk • Michael Peak is a 2,701-metre mountain summit located in Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is The President, 4.0 km to the west-northwest. Both are part of the President Range which is a subset of the Waputik Mountains.
1.9 miNE
Park
Burgess Shale, Field
48 min walk • The Burgess Shale is a fossil-bearing deposit exposed in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. It is famous for the exceptional preservation of the soft parts of its fossils. At 508 million years old, it is one of the earliest fossil beds containing soft-part imprints.
6 miNW
Natural attraction, Nature, Mountain
President, Yoho National Park
154 min walk • President most commonly refers to: President President, a leader of a college or university President President may also refer...
3.4 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Stephen, Field
86 min walk • 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.