Mount Field

Mount Field is a mountain located about 4 km northeast of the town of in , . The mountain was named in 1884 after Cyrus West Field, an American merchant who had laid the first Atlantic cable.
Photo: Wilson44691, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Walcott Quarry and Wapta Mountain.

Paleontological site
The is the most famous quarry of the Middle Cambrian Burgess Shale, located in the of British Columbia, bearing the Phyllopod beds.

Peak
is a mountain located in the between and Yoho Valley in , , . It stands just north of the ridge containing the Burgess Shale fossil beds.

Peak
, 2,599 m, is a mountain in and is part of the in the . It is located in the southwest buttress of Burgess Pass in the and Valleys.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Field and Yoho National Park.

is a cozy mountain village located in within the in . The town served as a base for workers on the Canadian Pacific Railway in its early days, and now hosts a small community of about 170, in addition to hosting the Yoho Park administration building and a number of quaint gift shops, restaurants, and small accommodations.

is 's sister to Alberta's , a world heritage site, on the western side of the continental divide that separates the two provinces.

Mount Field

Latitude
51.43077° or 51° 25′ 51″ north
Longitude
-116.46288° or 116° 27′ 46″ west
Elevation
2,643 metres (8,671 feet)
Open location code
9535CGJP+8V
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2696731047
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6080739
Wiki­data ID
Q6920751
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bosnian to Swedish—“Mount Field” goes by many names.
  • Bosnian: Planina Field (Britanska Kolumbija)
  • Bosnian: Planina Field
  • Cebuano: Mount Field (bukid sa Canada)
  • Cebuano: Mount Field
  • Danish: Mount Field
  • Dutch: Mount Field
  • Egyptian Arabic: جبل مونت فيلد
  • Hebrew: הר פילד (קולומביה הבריטית)
  • Hebrew: הר פילד
  • Japanese: フィールド山
  • Ladin: Mount Field
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Mount Field
  • Swedish: Mount Field, British Columbia
  • Swedish: Mount Field

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Walcott Quarry and Burgess Pass.

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