Mount Whymper (Canadian Rockies)
| Mount Whymper (Edward) | |
|---|---|
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,845 m (9,334 ft) |
| Prominence | 263 m (863 ft) |
| Coordinates | 51°13′27″N 116°05′54″W / 51.22417°N 116.09833°W |
| Geography | |
| Interactive map of Mount Whymper | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Kootenay Land District |
| Protected area | Kootenay National Park |
| Parent range | Bow Range |
| Topo map | NTS 82N1 Mount Goodsir |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | recorded in 1901 by Edward Whymper Joseph Bossoney, Christian Kaufmann, Christian Klucker, and Joseph Pollinger |
| Easiest route | Moderate Scramble |
Mount Whymper is a 2,845-metre (9,334 ft) mountain located in the Canadian Rockies, British Columbia, Canada, in the Vermilion Pass area in Kootenay National Park. The mountain is named for its first recorded conqueror, the English alpinist, explorer, writer, and engraver, Edward Whymper.
In 1901, Whymper and his four guides (Joseph Bossoney, Christian Kaufmann, Christian Klucker, and Joseph Pollinger) are the first who are recorded to have climbed to the top of this Mount Whymper. Sponsored by Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR), Whymper was exploring the area in order to promote the Canadian Rocky Mountains and the railway in his conferences.
There is another Mount Whymper in British Columbia, on Vancouver Island, in the northeastern Pacific Ocean on the southern coast of that Canadian province. It is named for Frederick Whymper, Edward's brother.