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Photo: Looking west to Kiwetinok Peak (left) and Mount Pollinger from the Skyline Trail in the Little Yoho Valley

Mount Pollinger

  • 2816 m (9,239ft)
  • First Ascent
  • Naming History
  • Hiking and Trails
51.5294N -116.597W
Located in the Amiskwi River Valley at the head of the Little Yoho Valley

Province: BC
Park: Yoho
Headwater: Columbia
Ascent Date: 1901
Ascent Party: James Outram
Ascent Guide: Christian Kaufmann
Year Named: 1901
Named by: Edward Whymper
Named for: Pollinger, Joseph (An alpine guide, Joseph Pollinger came to Canada in 1901 with Edmund Whymper.)
Popular Hike: Emerald Lake/Yoho Valley

Photo: Looking northwest to Mount Pollinger from the the Little Yoho Valley

Looking northwest to Mount Pollinger from the the Little Yoho Valley

Looking east across Kiwetinok Pass to Mount Pollinger