Mount Niles

Mount Niles
Mount Niles
Highest point
Elevation2,967 m (9,734 ft)
Prominence362 m (1,188 ft)
Parent peakMount Daly (3148 m)
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°30′18″N 116°25′16″W / 51.50500°N 116.42111°W / 51.50500; -116.42111
Geography
Mount Niles
Location in British Columbia
Mount Niles
Location in Canada
Interactive map of Mount Niles
LocationYoho National Park
British Columbia, Canada
DistrictKootenay Land District
Parent rangeWaputik Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N9 Hector Lake
Geology
Rock ageCambrian
Rock typesedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent1898 D. Campbell, C.E. Fay
Easiest routeScrambling

Mount Niles is a 2,967-metre (9,734-foot) summit located in the Waputik Range of Yoho National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. The nearest higher peak is Mount Daly, 1.63 km (1.01 mi) to the immediate northeast. Takakkaw Falls is situated four km to the west, the Waputik Icefield lies to the north, and Sherbrooke Lake lies to the south. Precipitation runoff from Mount Niles drains into the Yoho River and Niles Creek, both tributaries of the Kicking Horse River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises approximately 1,500 meters (4,920 feet) above Yoho Valley in four kilometers (2.5 mile).