Mount McNicoll
Encyclopedia
Mount McNicoll is a mountain
in the North Glacier Park Selkirks
in Glacier National Park
, located southeast of Mount Pearce. It is the fifth highest peak in its range. Water falling on the mountain reaches the Pacific Ocean
via the Columbia River
. Mount McNicoll is named in honor of David McNicoll (1852–1916), the general manager, director, and vice-president of the Canadian Pacific Railway
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Mountain
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in the North Glacier Park Selkirks
Selkirk Mountains
The Selkirk Mountains are a mountain range spanning the northern portion of the Idaho Panhandle, eastern Washington, and southeastern British Columbia. They begin at Mica Peak near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho and extend approximately 320 km north from the border. The range is bounded on its west,...
in Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park (Canada)
Glacier National Park is one of seven national parks in British Columbia, and is part of a system of 43 parks and park reserves across Canada. It protects a portion of the Columbia Mountains. It also contains the Rogers Pass National Historic Site, designated for its importance in the construction...
, located southeast of Mount Pearce. It is the fifth highest peak in its range. Water falling on the mountain reaches the Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic in the north to the Southern Ocean in the south, bounded by Asia and Australia in the west, and the Americas in the east.At 165.2 million square kilometres in area, this largest division of the World...
via the Columbia River
Columbia River
The Columbia River is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, Canada, flows northwest and then south into the U.S. state of Washington, then turns west to form most of the border between Washington and the state...
. Mount McNicoll is named in honor of David McNicoll (1852–1916), the general manager, director, and vice-president of the Canadian Pacific Railway
Canadian Pacific Railway
The Canadian Pacific Railway , formerly also known as CP Rail between 1968 and 1996, is a historic Canadian Class I railway founded in 1881 and now operated by Canadian Pacific Railway Limited, which began operations as legal owner in a corporate restructuring in 2001...
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