Mount Selwyn map

Mount Selwyn

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3 329 m

Elevation

Elevation is the altitude of a place
above sea level.

120 m

Prominence

Peak’s prominence is the least
vertical to be covered to get from the
summit to any other higher terrain.

Proportional Prominence 2 026 m

About

There is also a mountain near Williston Lake in British Columbia named "Mount Selwyn."

Mount Selwyn, is a 3,335-metre (10,942-foot) mountain summit located in Glacier National Park of British Columbia, Canada. It is part of the Selkirk Mountains range. The mountain is situated 60 km (37 mi) east-northeast of Revelstoke, and 35 km (22 mi) southwest of Golden. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Dawson, 1 km (0.62 mi) to the west. Originally named Deville in 1888 by mountaineer Rev. William S. Green, Mount Selwyn was renamed to honor Alfred Richard Cecil Selwyn (1824-1902), director of the Geological Survey of Canada, and President of the Royal Society of Canada. The mountain's name was officially adopted September 8, 1932, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1890 by Harold E. Forster, Harold Ward Topham, Harry Sinclair, and Samuel Yves.

By elevation Mount Selwyn is

# 29 out of 767 in Columbia-Shuswap Regional District
# 67 out of 8219 in British Columbia
# 3 out of 98 in Glacier National Park (Canada)
# 18 out of 2288 in the Columbia Mountains
# 5 out of 1072 in the Selkirk Mountains

By prominence Mount Selwyn is

# 65 out of 98 in Glacier National Park (Canada)