Mount Whymper
Mount Whymper is a mountain in Canada, rising to 2,069 m, the 1,075th highest in Canada, part of the Bow Range.
Where it is
Mount Whymper lies in Canada, in British Columbia.
Key facts
How it ranks
Nearest peaks
| Peak | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Boom Mountain | 2,758 m | 3.2 km |
| Chimney Peak | 3,002 m | 6.0 km |
| Mount Bell | 2,910 m | 6.6 km |
| Storm Mountain | 3,100 m | 6.8 km |
| Stanley Peak | 3,155 m | 6.9 km |
| Bident Mountain | 3,088 m | 7.1 km |
Nearest cities
The closest places in our city dataset to Mount Whymper.
| City | Country | Population | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cochrane | Canada | 32,199 | 114 km |
| Calgary | Canada | 1,306,784 | 142 km |
| Airdrie | Canada | 90,044 | 144 km |
| Okotoks | Canada | 30,214 | 158 km |
| Chestermere | Canada | 32,255 | 161 km |
About this mountain
Approximately 2,069 m high, Mount Whymper stands in the Bow Range of British Columbia with a prominence of 263 m, meaning it rises that height above the lowest saddle connecting it to higher ground. The nearest higher peaks are Boom Mountain at 2,758 m, 3.2 km away, and Mount Bell at 2,910 m, 6.6 km away. The first recorded ascent was in 1901.
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 Whymper?
- Mount Whymper rises to 2,069 m. Approximate elevation, from a digital elevation model.
- Where is Mount Whymper?
- Mount Whymper is in Canada, in British Columbia.
- Where does Mount Whymper rank?
- It is the 1,075th highest of the 1,389 peaks we list in Canada, and #8,681 worldwide.
- When was Mount Whymper first climbed?
- The first recorded ascent was in 1901.
- What is the nearest city to Mount Whymper?
- Cochrane, Canada, about 114 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.