Mount Sir Sandford

Mount Sir Sandford
Mount Sir Sandford from Gothics Glacier
Highest point
Elevation	3,519 m (11,545 ft) ^[1]
Prominence	2,707 m (8,881 ft) ^[1]
Listing	North America prominent peaks 27th Canada highest major peaks 39th Canada most prominent peaks 10th
Coordinates	51°39′24″N 117°52′03″W / 51.65667°N 117.86750°W / 51.65667; -117.86750Coordinates: 51°39′24″N 117°52′03″W / 51.65667°N 117.86750°W / 51.65667; -117.86750 ^[1]
Geography
Mount Sir Sandford British Columbia, Canada
Parent range	Sir Sandford Range
Topo map	NTS 82N/12
Climbing
First ascent	1912
Easiest route	remote glacier/ice/rock climb

Mount Sir Sandford is the highest mountain of the Sir Sandford Range and of the Big Bend Ranges of the Selkirk Mountains in southeastern British Columbia, Canada. It is the 12th highest peak in the province. The mountain was named after Sir Sandford Fleming, a railway engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway.

References

Cariboo

Major ranges	Mowdish Wavy Premier Christina

Mountains	Sir Wilfrid Laurier Sir John Abbott Sir John Thompson Sir Mackenzie Bowell Stanley Baldwin Arthur Meighen Richard Bennett John Oliver Lester Pearson Louis Saint Laurent Pierre Elliott Trudeau Sir Allan MacNab Mackenzie King

Monashee

Major ranges	Anstey Gold Jordan Kettle River Malton Midway Ratchford Rossland Scrip Whatshan Beaverdell

Mountains	Odin Hallam Dunn

Passes	Eagle Monashee Bonanza

Purcell

Sub-ranges	Farnham Group The Bugaboos

Mountains	Farnham Bugaboo Spire Snowpatch Spire Pigeon Spire Howser Spire

Glaciers	Toby

Selkirk

Major ranges	Battle Big Bend Bonnington Clachnacudainn Dawson Duncan Kokanee Nelson Valhalla Valkyr

Sub-ranges	Adamant Sir Sandford Windy Badshot Ruby Norns

Mountains	Sir Sandford Sir Donald

Passes	Rogers

Glaciers	Illecillewaet

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