Mount Field is a mountain located about 10 km (6 mi) east of the town of Field in Yoho National Park, Canada. The mountain was named in 1884[4] after Cyrus West Field, an American merchant who had laid the first Atlantic cable, 1858, a second in 1866; Mr. Field was visiting the Canadian Rockies the year as a guest of the CPR who were building the national railway, at the naming of a station and a mountain.[3]

Mount Field
Mount Field with Mount Wapta in the background; near Field, British Columbia, Canada.
Highest point
Elevation	2,643 m (8,671 ft)[1]
Prominence	182 m (597 ft)[2]
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°25′51″N 116°27′46″W[3]
Geography
Mount Field British Columbia, Canada
District	Kootenay Land District
Parent range	President Range
Topo map	NTS 82N8 Lake Louise
Climbing
Easiest route	Scramble

The Burgess Shale is located below the ridge connecting Mt. Field to Wapta Mountain.

References

External links

• Mount Field in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia.
• Cyrus W. Field at the Atlantic Cable history website.

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