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Mount Lyall (Canadian Rockies)

Coordinates: 50°05′23″N 114°42′17″W / 50.0897222°N 114.7047222°W / 50.0897222; -114.7047222
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Mount Lyall
Mount Lyall is located in Alberta
Mount Lyall
Mount Lyall
Location on the Alberta–British Columbia border
Mount Lyall is located in British Columbia
Mount Lyall
Mount Lyall
Mount Lyall (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation2,950 m (9,680 ft)[1][2]
Prominence529 m (1,736 ft)[3]
Parent peakApis Peak (2957 m)[3]
Listing
Coordinates50°05′23″N 114°42′17″W / 50.0897222°N 114.7047222°W / 50.0897222; -114.7047222[4]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Parent rangeHigh Rock Range
Topo mapNTS 82J2 Fording River[4]

Mount Lyall is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1917 after the Scottish botanist David Lyall (1817–1895).[2][5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Topographic map of Mount Lyall". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Lyall". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Lyall". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  4. ^ a b "Mount Lyall (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-07-04.
  5. ^ "Mount Lyall". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2022-07-04.