Lynx Mountain is a mountain peak in the Canadian Rockies. It is located on the Continental Divide between the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia, in the Cushina Ridge of the Continental Ranges. It was named by Lucius Quincy Coleman for the remains of a lynx they found on the ice of the nearby Coleman Glacier in 1908.[1][3]

Lynx Mountain
Highest point
Elevation3,192 m (10,472 ft)[1][2]
Prominence425 m (1,394 ft)[3]
Parent peakResplendent Mountain (3425 m)[3]
Listing
Coordinates53°07′35″N 119°02′53″W / 53.12639°N 119.04806°W / 53.12639; -119.04806[4]
Geography
Lynx Mountain is located in Alberta
Lynx Mountain
Lynx Mountain
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Lynx Mountain is located in British Columbia
Lynx Mountain
Lynx Mountain
Lynx Mountain (British Columbia)
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Protected areas
Parent rangeRainbow Range
Topo mapNTS 83E3 Mount Robson[4]
Climbing
First ascent1913 ACC Party, W. Schauffelberger[3]

Reaching an elevation of 3,192 metres (10,472 ft),[1] it lies in both the Mount Robson Provincial Park and Jasper National Park.

The Lynx Formation, a stratigraphic unit of the Western Canada Sedimentary Basin, was named for the mountain by Charles Doolittle Walcott in 1913.[5]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Lynx Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
  2. ^ "Topographic map of Lynx Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  3. ^ a b c d "Lynx Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-02-03.
  4. ^ a b "Lynx Mountain (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  5. ^ Walcott, C.D. (1913). "Cambrian formations of the Robson Peak District, British Columbia and Alberta, Canada". Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 47 (12): 327–343.