Mount Olive (Canadian Rockies)
| Mount Olive | |
|---|---|
Mount Olive (left) with Saint Nicholas Peak (right) seen from Bow Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,126 m (10,256 ft) |
| Prominence | 146 m (479 ft) |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 51°36′40″N 116°29′30″W / 51.61111°N 116.49167°W |
| Geography | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
| Protected areas | |
| Parent range | Park Ranges Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82N9 Hector Lake |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1927 M. Cropley, F.A. Gambs, N.L. Goodrich, L. Grassi |
Mount Olive is located N of the head of the Yoho River on the Continental Divide, on the Alberta-British Columbia border, in both Banff National Park and Yoho National Park. It lies on the eastern edge of the Wapta Icefield, and is part of the Waputik Mountains. It was named in 1898 by H.B. Dixon after his wife Dixon, Olive.