Wapta Mountain

Wapta Mountain is a mountain located in the between and Yoho Valley in , , Canada. It stands just north of the ridge containing the Burgess Shale fossil beds.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Walcott Quarry and Mount Field.

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

Peak
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, 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.

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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.

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

Wapta Mountain

Latitude
51.44954° or 51° 26′ 58″ north
Longitude
-116.4767° or 116° 28′ 36″ west
Elevation
2,778 metres (9,114 feet)
Open location code
9535CGXF+R8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2696731139
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6176041
Wiki­data ID
Q7968306
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Satellite Map

Discover Wapta Mountain from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Wapta Mountain” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Wapta Mountain”
  • Dutch: “Wapta Mountain”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل واپتا”
  • Hebrew: “הר ואפטה”
  • Japanese: “ワプタ山”
  • Ladin: “Wapta Mountain”
  • Swedish: “Wapta Mountain”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Yoho Valley and Hector.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Walcott Quarry and Burgess Pass.

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