Younghusband Ridge

Younghusband Ridge is located east of Wood Arm Kinbasket Lake and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border.[5] It was named in 1927 by Alfred J. Ostheimer after Lt. Col. Sir Francis Younghusband.[1][3]

Younghusband Ridge
Younghusband Ridge is located in Alberta
Younghusband Ridge
Younghusband Ridge
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Younghusband Ridge is located in British Columbia
Younghusband Ridge
Younghusband Ridge
Younghusband Ridge (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation3,170 m (10,400 ft)[1][2]
Prominence130 m (430 ft)[3]
Parent peakApex Mountain (3250 m)[3]
Listing
Coordinates52°14′09″N 117°48′54″W[4]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
DistrictKootenay[5]
Protected areaJasper National Park
Parent rangePark Ranges
Topo mapNTS 83C4 Clemenceau Icefield[4]
Climbing
First ascent1927 by Alfred J. Ostheimer, guided by Hans Fuhrer

See also

References
  1. "Younghusband Ridge". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  2. "Topographic map of Younghusband Ridge". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  3. "Younghusband Ridge". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  4. "Younghusband Ridge (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
  5. "Younghusband Ridge". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-10-17.


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