Younghusband Ridge | |
Elevation M: | 3170 |
Prominence M: | 130 |
Range: | Park Ranges |
Parent Peak: | Apex Mountain (3250 m) |
Region Type: | Provinces |
District: | Kootenay |
Part Type: | Protected area |
Part: | Jasper National Park |
Map: | Canada Alberta#Canada British Columbia |
Map Size: | 200 |
Label Position: | right#left |
Coordinates: | 52.2358°N -117.815°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [1] |
First Ascent: | 1927 by Alfred J. Ostheimer, guided by Hans Fuhrer |
Younghusband Ridge is located east of Wood Arm Kinbasket Lake and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border.[2] It was named in 1927 by Alfred J. Ostheimer after Lt. Col. Sir Francis Younghusband.[3] [4]