Mount Victoria (Bow Range)

{{Short description|Mountain in the country of Canada}}

{{about|the mountain on the British Columbia-Alberta border in the Canadian Rockies|the mountain in the Jervis Inlet area of the British Columbia Coast|Mount Victoria (British Columbia)}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name= Mount Victoria

| photo= Mt Victoria from FM 2011.jpg

| photo_caption= Mt. Victoria in August 2011 as seen from Fairview Mountain

| elevation_m= 3464

| elevation_ref={{cite peakfinder|id= 1459|name=Mount Victoria|access-date=2009-12-12}}

| prominence_m= 547

| prominence_ref={{cite bivouac|id= 1591|name=Mount Victoria|accessdate=2012-08-09}}

| parent= Bow Range

| parent_peak= Hungabee Mountain (3492 m)

| listing = {{unbulleted list|

Mountains of Alberta|

Mountains of British Columbia}}

| country= Canada

| region_type= Provinces

| region= {{enum|Alberta|British Columbia}}

| part_type = Protected area

| part = {{ubl|Banff National Park|Yoho National Park}}

| map= Alberta#British Columbia#Canada

| map_caption= Location in Alberta##Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada

| label= Mount Victoria

| label_position= right#left

| mapframe = yes

| mapframe-zoom = 8

| mapframe-caption = Interactive map of Mount Victoria

| coordinates= {{coord|51|22|37|N|116|18|24|W|type:mountain_region:CA-AB_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref={{cite cgndb|id=IAONO|name=Mount Victoria|access-date=2022-02-09}}

| topo_map= NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|N|8}}

| first_ascent= 1897

| easiest_route= South Summit, South-East Ridge II

}}

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Mount Victoria, {{convert|3464|m|ft|0}}, is a mountain on the border between British Columbia and Alberta in the Canadian Rockies. It is located just northeast of Lake O'Hara in Yoho National Park{{cite bcgnis|22482|Victoria, Mount|accessdate=2009-11-09}} and is also part of Banff National Park and is on the Continental Divide (which is the definition of the interprovincial boundary in this region). The mountain has two peaks, the south being the highest while the north peak is slightly lower at {{convert|3388|m|ft|0}}.

The mountain is located on the western buttress of Abbot Pass while Mount Lefroy lies on the eastern side.

The mountain was named by J. Norman Collie in 1897 for Queen Victoria.

The first successful ascent was made in 1897 by J. Norman Collie, Arthur Michael, Charles Fay, and Peter Sarbach.