Mount Stephen

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Mount Stephen is a prominent peak in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, noted for its striking elevation and rich fossil beds.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf mountain
climate subarctic climate
country Canada
elevation 3199 m
firstAscent 1887
firstAscentBy H. S. Hall
James J. McArthur
L. Wilson
Tom Wilson
fossilPeriod Middle Cambrian
hasBiodiversitySignificance important site for early marine life fossils
hasClimbingRoute scramble and technical routes
hasGeologicalUnit Stephen Formation
hasGlacialFeatures cirques
glacially carved valleys
hasHikingAccess trail from Field area
hasListing Mountains of British Columbia
Three-thousanders of British Columbia
hasNotableFeature Burgess Shale–type fossil locality
Stephen Formation fossil beds
hasUNESCOWorldHeritageStatus part of Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site
isTouristAttraction true
isVisibleFrom Trans-Canada Highway near Field
knownFor rich Cambrian fossil beds
trilobite fossils
locatedIn British Columbia
Kootenay Land District
Yoho National Park
locatedInMountainRange Canadian Rockies
linked to: Rocky Mountains
mountainType sedimentary rock mountain
namedAfter George Stephen
George Stephen, 1st Baron Mount Stephen
nearestTown Field, British Columbia
overlooks Kicking Horse River
Trans-Canada Highway
parentPeak Mount Temple (by prominence hierarchy context in Rockies)
partOf Rocky Mountains
photoCaption Mount Stephen seen from Field, British Columbia
prominence 1599 m
protectedBy Parks Canada
provinceOrState British Columbia
region Columbia Mountains and Rockies region
linked to: Columbia Mountains
rockAge Cambrian
topographicMap NTS 82N/08

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Yoho National Park hasMountain Mount Stephen
Yoho National Park hasNotableMountain Mount Stephen