Mount Field (British Columbia)
Encyclopedia
Mount Field is a mountain
located about 10 km (6 mi) east of the town of Field
in Yoho National Park
, Canada
. The mountain was named in 1883 after Cyrus West Field
, a guest of the CPR
who were building the national railway.
The Burgess shale
is located below the ridge connecting Mt. Field to Wapta Mountain
.
Mountain
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located about 10 km (6 mi) east of the town of Field
Field, British Columbia
Field 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....
in Yoho National Park
Yoho National Park
Yoho National Park is located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains along the western slope of the Continental Divide in southeastern British Columbia. Yoho NP is bordered by Kootenay National Park on the southern side and Banff National Park on the eastern side...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. The mountain was named in 1883 after Cyrus West Field
Cyrus West Field
Cyrus West Field was an American businessman and financier who, along with other entrepreneurs, created the Atlantic Telegraph Company and laid the first telegraph cable across the Atlantic Ocean in 1858.-Life and career:...
, a guest of the CPR
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
who were building the national railway.
The Burgess shale
Burgess Shale
The Burgess Shale Formation, located in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, is one of the world's most celebrated fossil fields, and the best of its kind. It is famous for the exceptional preservation of the soft parts of its fossils...
is located below the ridge connecting Mt. Field to Wapta Mountain
Wapta Mountain
Wapta Mountain is a mountain located in the Canadian Rocky Mountains between Emerald Lake and Yoho Valley in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. It stands just north of the ridge containing the Burgess Shale fossil beds...
.
External links
- Mount Field in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia.
- Cyrus W. Field at the Atlantic Cable history website.