Mount Cautley
| Mount Cautley | |
|---|---|
 Southeast aspect of Mount Cautley / Gibralter Rock | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,880 m (9,450 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 495 m (1,624 ft)[3][a] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 50°54′28″N 115°34′21″W / 50.90778°N 115.57250°W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Cautley Location within Alberta  Mount Cautley Location within British Columbia  Mount Cautley Location within Canada | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Protected areas | Banff National Park Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park[5] |
| Parent range | Continental Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine[4] |
Mount Cautley is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide, SE of Assiniboine Pass.[6] Richard W. Cautley was a surveyor from Ipswich, England. As part of the Alberta/British Columbia Boundary Commission, his party was in charge of mapping precise boundaries in the usable mountain passes of the Canadian Rockies.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ "Mount Cautley". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ "Topographic map of Mount Cautley". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ "Mount Cautley". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- 1 2 "Mount Cautley (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ NTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine (PDF,TIFF,GeoTIFF) (Topo map) (3 ed.). 1:50000. Natural Resources Canada. 1996. § 0040. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
- ↑ "Mount Cautley". BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO). Retrieved 2022-03-26.
- ↑ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names: the Rockies and Columbia Mountains. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4. OCLC 244770225. Retrieved 2026-07-01.
- Notes
- ↑ Based on a summit elevation of 2,870 m.