The President

Not to be confused with The President (TV series).
This article is about the Canadian mountain. For the Miguel Ángel Asturias novel, see El Señor Presidente. For the current President of the United States, see Barack Obama. For the future President of the United States, see Donald Trump. For other uses, see President (disambiguation).
The President

Left to right, The Vice President, President glacier and President
Highest point
Elevation 3,123 m (10,246 ft) [1]
Prominence 658 m (2,159 ft) [1] (above Kiwetinok Pass)
Coordinates 51°30′03″N 116°33′43″W / 51.50083°N 116.56194°W / 51.50083; -116.56194Coordinates: 51°30′03″N 116°33′43″W / 51.50083°N 116.56194°W / 51.50083; -116.56194 [2]
Geography
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 82N/10
Climbing
First ascent 1901 by James Outram, Christian Kaufmann and J. Pollinger[3]
Easiest route scramble

The President is a mountain peak on The President/Vice-President Massif, just north of Emerald Lake in Yoho National Park, near the Alpine Club of Canada's Stanley Mitchell hut.

The President was named Shaugnessy in 1904 by Edward Whymper after Thomas Shaugnessy, the president of the Canadian Pacific Railway. In 1907, the mountain was renamed by the Alpine Club of Canada, after it was discovered that the name had already been used on a mountain in the Selkirks.

References

  1. 1 2 "The President". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  2. ↑ "The President". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2013-04-28.
  3. ↑ "The President". peakfinder.com. Retrieved 2012-09-06.


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