Mount Bess

Mountain in the country of Canada
Mount Bess is located in Alberta
Mount Bess
Mount Bess
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
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Mount Bess is located in British Columbia
Mount Bess
Mount Bess
Mount Bess (British Columbia)
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CountryCanadaProvincesAlberta and British ColumbiaParent rangeFront RangesTopo mapNTS 83E6 Twintree Lake[3]ClimbingFirst ascent1911 by J. Norman Collie, A.L. Mumm, J. Yates[1]

Mount Bess is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia.[4] It is the 83rd highest peak in Alberta. It was named in 1910 by J. Norman Collie after Bessie Gunn, who accompanied Collie's expedition.[1][2][5][6]

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References

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Bess". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  2. ^ a b c "Mount Bess". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Bess (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  4. ^ "Mount Bess". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
  5. ^ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 42. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.
  6. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 19.
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