MOUNT ROBSON

'Mount Robson' (or Robson Peak) is the highest point in the Canadian Rockies. Mount Robson is located entirely within Mount Robson Provincial Park of British Columbia, and is part of the Rainbow Range. It is commonly thought to be the highest point in B.C., but that distinction is held by Mount Fairweather at . The highest mountain in Canada is Mount Logan at .
Mount Robson was named in 1915 by Colin Robertson, an employee of the Hudson's Bay Company. The Texqakallt, a Secwepemc people and the earliest inhabitants of the area, call it ''Yuh-hai-has-kun'' or The Mountain of the Spiral Road.Mount Robson Provincial Park, Draft Background Report, September, 2006 Other unofficial names include Cloud Cap Mountain and Snow Cap Mountain. ^[2]
Mount Robson boasts great vertical relief over the local terrain. From Berg Lake the mountain rises almost 8,000 feet to the summit. The north face of Mount Robson is heavily glaciated and 800 metres (2600 ft) of ice plunge down from the top to the shores of Berg Lake. The south side of the mountain rises almost 10,000 feet from base-to-summit. The Emperor Face on the northwest side provides a formidable challenge to climbers attempting a route up this vertical wall of rock and ice. With the combination of no easy routes up Mount Robson and frequent severe weather, the result is usually just a handful of successful climbs each year.
The south face of Mount Robson is clearly visible from the Yellowhead Highway (Highway 16). The north face can be seen from Berg Lake, reached by a 17.5 kilometres (10.9 mi) hike.

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Routes

See also

References

External links

Notes

Routes

★ South Face (Normal Route) IV

★ Kain Face IV (named after Conrad Kain)

★ Wishbone Arete IV 5.6

★ Emperor Ridge V 5.6

★ Emperor Face, Stump/Logan VI 5.9 A2

★ Emperor Face, Cheesmond/Dick VI 5.9 A2

★ Emperor Face, Infinite Patience VI WI5 M5 5.9

★ Emperor Face, House-Haley M7

★ North Face IV

★ Fuhrer Ridge IV 5.4

See also

★ Mountain peaks of North America

★ Mountain peaks of the Rocky Mountains

References

1. Mount Robson in the ''Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia''
2. Mount Robson on Peakfinder - pictures and more history.

External links

★ Mount Robson on Peakware - unofficial summit log.

★ Alpine accidents on Mt. Robson

★ Mount Robson on Summitpost.org

Notes

Note that many sources give the height as 3954 m (12972 ft), e.g. Peakfinder