Mount Bess | |
Elevation M: | 3203 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence M: | 618 |
Range: | Front Ranges |
Parent Peak: | Mount Chown (3316 m) |
Region Type: | Provinces |
Region: | Alberta and British Columbia |
Map: | Canada Alberta#Canada British Columbia |
Map Size: | 200 |
Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 53.3497°N -119.3772°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
First Ascent: | 1911 by J. Norman Collie, A.L. Mumm, J. Yates |
Mount Bess is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia.[3] It is the 83rd highest peak in Alberta. It was named in 1910 by J. Norman Collie after Bessie Gunn, who accompanied Collie's expedition.[1] [4] [5] [6]