Mount Waddington
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.jpg) Mount Waddington |
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| height | 4019 m | |
| location | British Columbia ( Canada ) | |
| Mountains | Coast Mountains | |
| Dominance | 562 km → Liberty Cap | |
| Notch height | 3289 m ↓ Ross Lake Pass | |
| Coordinates | 51 ° 22 ′ 30 ″ N , 125 ° 15 ′ 30 ″ W | |
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| First ascent | 1936 by Fritz Wiessner and William P. House | |
At 4019 m, Mount Waddington is the highest mountain in the Coast Mountains in the Canadian province of British Columbia . It is often compared to Mont Blanc .
It is the highest mountain that lies entirely in British Columbia. Mount Fairweather and Mount Quincy Adams are higher, but are partly in Alaska .
It is considered a difficult mountain to climb. It was not until 1936 that Fritz Wiessner made the first ascent with William P. House . Before Wiessner's ascent, 16 expeditions failed, and then twelve more ascent attempts. It was not until 1942 that the second ascent of the mountain took place on the Wiessner route.
It is named after the British politician , author and businessman Alfred Penderell Waddington (1801–1872).
Web links
- Mount Waddington on Peakbagger.com (English)
- Mount Waddington on summitpost.org (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Origin Notes and History. Mount Waddington. GeoBC , accessed January 10, 2014 .