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Field Mountains

• A WorldWeb.com Travel Guide to Mountains in Field, British Columbia.
BulletCathedral Mountain
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Located south of the upper Kicking Horse River, this mountain is a 3,189-m-tall (10,463 ft) peak that is characterized by jagged cliffs reminiscent of buttresses and pillars found on a cathedral. The mountain, visible from the Trans-Canada Highway and Highway 93N, can be found seven kilometers east of Field.
BulletMount Ogden
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This mountain is located on the west side of Sherbrooke Lake, in the upper Kicking Horse River Valley. This 2,695-m-tall (8,842 ft) peak is also the site of one of two Spiral Tunnels that runs 887 m (2,877 ft) into the mountain.
BulletWapta Mountain
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This mountain, along with Mount Field, make up a fossil rich area know as the Burgess Shale. At 2,778 m (9,115 ft), the mountain overlooks Emerald Lake, and is distinguished by its long, flat summit. The word wapta is Stoney for “running water.”
BulletMount Dennis
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Forming a large part of Field’s southeastern background, this mountain is visible from the Trans-Canada Highway when approaching the town from the northwest. The mountain stands 2,539 m (8,330 ft) high, and is named after John Stoughton Dennis, a surveyor who travelled extensively throughout western Canada.
BulletOdaray Mountain
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This 3,159-m-tall (10,365 ft) peak is roughly nine kilometers southeast of Field, and four kilometers west of Lake O’Hara. The name is thought to be a Stoney expression meaning “many waterfalls.”
BulletPaget Peak
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Named after one of the founding members of the Alpine Club of Canada, Paget Peak is 2,560-m-tall (8,399 ft) mountain located between Sherbrook Lake and the Continental Divide. The mountain is also the site of a long abandoned fire lookout building.
BulletMount Duchesnay
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This forest-covered mountain is located in the Kicking Horse River Valley, approximately 5 km (3 mi) southeast of Field. The mountain was officially named in 1902 in memory of Edward J. Duchesnay, the Assistant General Superintendent of the CPR’s Western Division who was killed by a rock fall in BC.
BulletMount Field
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This mountain makes up part of an area known as the Burgess Shale, a site that contains some of the world’s best preserved fossils from the Cambrian Period. The mountain is located in the upper Kicking Horse Valley, approximately 4 km (2.5 mi) northeast of Field.
BulletMount Burgess
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Once pictured on the back of the ten dollar bill, this mountain forms part of the background of Emerald Lake. The mountain, which can also be seen from Highway 1, is located in the Emerald River and Kicking Horse River Valleys, a short 3 km (1.8 mi) from the town of Field.
BulletMount Stephen
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Overlooking the town of Field, this towering mountain stands 3,199-m-tall (10,496 ft) and is clearly visible from Highway 1 and Highway 93N. The mountain was named after the Canadian Pacific Railway’s first president, George Stephen.
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