Mount Ball

Mount Ball
Mount Ball

Location on British Columbia / Alberta border

Highest point
Elevation 3,311 m (10,863 ft) [1][2]
Prominence 1,187 m (3,894 ft) [3]
Coordinates 51°09′23″N 116°00′23″W / 51.15639°N 116.00639°W / 51.15639; -116.00639Coordinates: 51°09′23″N 116°00′23″W / 51.15639°N 116.00639°W / 51.15639; -116.00639 [4]
Geography
Location Alberta-BC, Canada
Parent range Ball Range, Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 82N/01
Climbing
First ascent 1904 by J.D. Patterson, guided by Christian & Hans Kaufmann[3]
Easiest route Scramble

Mount Ball is a mountain located on the Continental Divide, on the borders of Banff and Kootenay national parks in Canada. Mt. Ball is the highest peak of the Ball Range in the Canadian Rockies.

The mountain was named in 1858 by James Hector after John Ball, a politician who helped secure funding for the Palliser Expedition.[5] The name was officially adopted in 1924 based on Palliser's 1863 map of British North America.[4]

Mt. Ball can be ascended from a scrambling route by late summer but involves remote bushwhacking, which limits the number of attempts per year. The trailhead is located at the Marble Canyon Campground in Kootenay National Park.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Mount Ball". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2004-08-24.
  2. 1 2 Kane, Alan (1999). Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies. Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 216–217. ISBN 0-921102-67-4.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Ball". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  4. 1 2 "Mount Ball". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2013-06-15.
  5. ↑ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 36. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.


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