Ernest Peak

Ernest Peak - AKA Lyell 3, L3 or Mt. Lyell (on maps, etc.) - is the central and highest peak of five distinct subpeaks on Mount Lyell (Canada) and is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. (There has been some dispute whether Lyell 2 or Lyell 3 is highest, but according to the recently-released and corrected Climbers Guide to The Canadian Rocky Mountains - Rockies West book, the tallest is Ernest Peak)[1]. It was named in 1972 by Sydney R. Vallance after Ernest Feuz Jr.[2]

Ernest Peak
Mt. Lyell 3 looking to Forbes, Lyell 4 & 5
Highest point
Elevation3,498 m (11,476 ft) [1]
Prominence1,078 m (3,537 ft)
Coordinates51°57′24″N 117°06′12″W 
Geography
Ernest Peak
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
LocationAlberta
British Columbia
Topo mapNTS 82N/14
Climbing
First ascent1926 A.J. Ostheimer, M.M. Strumia, J.M. Thorington, E. Feuz

Geology and climate

Due to this peak being the central and tallest subpeak - and thus is "Mount Lyell" - see the Mount Lyell article for geology and climate.

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See also
  • List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border
  • Mountains of Alberta
  • Mountains of British Columbia

References
  1. Jones, David J. (2018). The Climbers Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada, Vol. Three: Rockies West. Golden, B.C.: Thin Gruel Press. p. 208. ISBN 978-1-7753241-0-2.
  2. "Ernest Peak". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  • Ernest Peak climbing photo: Flickr
Mt. Lyell and its 5 subpeaks: L1-L5


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