Mount Rogers (British Columbia)

Mount Rogers
Mount Rogers as seen from Rogers Pass
(Hermit Mountain in upper right)
Highest point
Elevation3,169 m (10,397 ft)[1]
Prominence1,439 m (4,721 ft)[1]
Parent peakIconoclast Mountain (3236 m)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°21′14″N 117°32′14″W / 51.35389°N 117.53722°W / 51.35389; -117.53722[2]
Geography
Mount Rogers is located in British Columbia
Mount Rogers
Mount Rogers
Location of Mount Rogers in British Columbia
Mount Rogers is located in Canada
Mount Rogers
Mount Rogers
Mount Rogers (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District
Protected areaGlacier National Park
Parent rangeHermit RangeSelkirk Mountains[3]
Topo mapNTS 82N5 Glacier [2]
Climbing
First ascent1896 Phillip S Abbott, George T Little, Charles S Thompson[1]
Easiest routeScrambling YDS 4[1]

Mount Rogers, is a 3,169-metre (10,397-foot) massif located in Glacier National Park in the Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, Canada. Mount Rogers is situated at the north end of the Hermit Range, and is the highest point of the range.[3] Its nearest higher peak is Mount Sir Donald, 12.57 km (7.81 mi) to the southeast.[3] The peak is prominently visible from eastbound Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway at Rogers Pass. The Rogers massif includes five individually-named summits: Rogers Peak, Grant Peak, Fleming Peak, Swiss Peak, and Truda Peaks.[4] Numerous glaciers radiate from all sides, including the Rogers Glacier, Swiss Glacier, Tupper Glacier, and Hermit Glacier.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Mount Rogers (Rogers Peak)". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Rogers". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-02-22.
  3. ^ a b c "Mount Rogers, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  4. ^ "Mount Rogers". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-06-03.

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