Mount Bess
Mount Bess is a mountain in Canada, rising to 3,203 m, the 154th highest we list in Canada, part of the Canadian Rockies.
Where it is
Mount Bess lies in Canada, in British Columbia.
Key facts
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Whiteshield Mountain | 2,555 m | 5.7 km |
| Mount Chown | 3,267 m | 5.9 km |
| Jackpine Mountain | 2,555 m | 13 km |
| Gendarme Mountain | 2,320 m | 19 km |
| Mount Phillips | 3,246 m | 21 km |
| Mount Anne-Alice | 2,781 m | 22 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Mount Bess.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grande Prairie | Canada | 70,385 | 206 km |
| Prince George | Canada | 78,943 | 232 km |
| Salmon Arm | Canada | 19,432 | 295 km |
| Kamloops | Canada | 104,460 | 306 km |
| Fort St. John | Canada | 21,465 | 337 km |
About this mountain
A peak in the Canadian Rockies, Mount Bess rises to 3,203 m with a topographic prominence of 618 m. It ranks #154 among Canadian peaks in the dataset. The nearest higher summit, Mount Chown, lies 5.9 km away at 3,267 m, while Whiteshield Mountain stands 5.7 km distant at 2,555 m. The first recorded ascent was in 1911.
Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.
Tallest in the country
| # | Peak | Elevation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mount Logan | 5,959 m |
| 2 | Mount Saint Elias | 5,489 m |
| 3 | Mount Lucania | 5,226 m |
| 4 | King Peak | 5,173 m |
| 5 | Mount Steele | 5,073 m |
| 6 | Mount Wood | 4,842 m |
| 7 | Mount Slaggard | 4,742 m |
| 8 | Mount Hubbard | 4,557 m |
| 9 | Mount Walsh | 4,507 m |
| 10 | Mount Macaulay | 4,467 m |
Common questions
- How tall is Mount Bess?
- Mount Bess rises to 3,203 m (10,509 ft). Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
- Where is Mount Bess?
- Mount Bess is in Canada, in British Columbia.
- Where does Mount Bess rank?
- It is the 154th highest of the 1,389 peaks we list in Canada, and #3,249 worldwide.
- When was Mount Bess first climbed?
- The first recorded ascent was in 1911.
- What is the nearest city to Mount Bess?
- Grande Prairie, Canada, about 206 km away.
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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.