Mount Tupper
Mount Tupper 2,804 m (9,199 ft) is a mountain about 37 kilometres (23 mi) west of Golden, British Columbia, Canada and three kilometres east of Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park. Part of the Selkirk Mountains, it was formerly named Hermit Mountain until renamed (1887) in honour of Sir Charles Tupper when he was minister of Railways and Canals in Sir John A. Macdonald's cabinet during the siting and construction of the CPR line through the Selkirk Mountains, and later Prime Minister.
| Mount Tupper | |
|---|---|
Mount Tupper seen from Highway 1 | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,804 m (9,199 ft) |
| Prominence | 254 m (833 ft) |
| Parent peak | Swiss Peak |
| Coordinates | 51°20′09″N 117°29′55″W |
| Geography | |
Mount Tupper | |
| District | Kootenay Land District |
| Parent range | Selkirk Mountains |
| Topo map | NTS 82N6 Blaeberry |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | quartzite |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1906 Wolfgang Koehler, Edward Feuz Jr, Gottfried Feuz |
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