Mount Baker (Alberta)
Encyclopedia
Mount Baker is a mountain
on the Continental Divide
, in Alberta
and British Columbia
, in the Canadian Rockies
.
The peak was named in 1898 by John Norman Collie
, after G.P. Baker of the Appalachian Mountain Club
. The first ascent was in 1923 by W. D. Wilcox and R. Aemmer.
Mountain
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on the Continental Divide
Continental Divide
The Continental Divide of the Americas, or merely the Continental Gulf of Division or Great Divide, is the name given to the principal, and largely mountainous, hydrological divide of the Americas that separates the watersheds that drain into the Pacific Ocean from those river systems that drain...
, in Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
and British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, in the Canadian Rockies
Canadian Rockies
The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. They are the eastern part of the Canadian Cordillera, extending from the Interior Plains of Alberta to the Rocky Mountain Trench of British Columbia. The southern end borders Idaho and Montana of the USA...
.
The peak was named in 1898 by John Norman Collie
J. Norman Collie
John Norman Collie FRS , commonly referred to as J. Norman Collie, was a British scientist, mountaineer, and explorer.- Life and work :He was born in Alderley Edge, Cheshire, the second of four sons...
, after G.P. Baker of the Appalachian Mountain Club
Appalachian Mountain Club
The Appalachian Mountain Club is one of the United States' oldest outdoor groups. Created in 1876 to explore and preserve the White Mountains in New Hampshire, it has expanded throughout the northeastern U.S., with 12 chapters stretching from Maine to Washington, D.C...
. The first ascent was in 1923 by W. D. Wilcox and R. Aemmer.
Nearby
- Mount HabelMount HabelMount Habel is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1986 after Habel, Jean.-See also:*List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border*Mountains of Alberta*Mountains of British Columbia...
(3 m (10 ft) South East) - Trapper PeakTrapper Peak (Alberta)Trapper Peak is a mountain in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada, located on their border along the Continental Divide in the Wapta Icefield.Trapper Peak has two summits, one accessible from Baker. Peyto Peak is located to the north-east....
(2 m (7 ft) North North East) - FieldField, British ColumbiaField is an unincorporated settlement of approximately 300 people located in the Kicking Horse River valley of southeastern British Columbia,Canada, within the confines of Yoho National Park....
(31 m (102 ft) South) - Mount PattersonMount PattersonMount Patterson was named in 1917 after John Duncan Patterson. It is located in the Waputik Range in Alberta....
(3 m (10 ft) North) (line parentLine parentA peak's line parent is the closest higher peak on the highest ridge leading away from the peak's "key col". A col is the lowest point on the ridge between two summits and is synonymous with pass, gap, saddle and notch. A peak's "key col" is the lowest point on the ridge which connects the peak...
)