Hermit Mountain

Hermit Mountain
Hermit Mountain, south aspect
Highest point
Elevation3,050 m (10,010 ft)
Prominence180 m (590 ft)
Parent peakMount Rogers (3,169 m)
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°21′24″N 117°31′05″W / 51.35667°N 117.51806°W / 51.35667; -117.51806
Geography
Hermit Mountain
Location in British Columbia
Hermit Mountain
Location in Canada
Interactive map of Hermit Mountain
LocationGlacier National Park
British Columbia, Canada
Parent rangeHermit Range
Selkirk Mountains
Topo mapNTS 82N5 Glacier
Climbing
First ascent1904 Alex Gordon, Samuel Harper Gray, James Herdman, Edward Feuz, Edward Feuz Jr.
Easiest routeScrambling South Couloir

Hermit Mountain is a 3,050-metre (10,010-foot) mountain summit located in Glacier National Park, in the Hermit Range of the Selkirk Mountains in British Columbia, Canada. Hermit Mountain is situated 64 km (40 mi) northeast of Revelstoke, and 39 km (24 mi) west of Golden. It is also set 2.7 km (1.7 mi) north-northwest of Mount Tupper, and 6 km (3.7 mi) north of Rogers Pass, from which it can be seen from the Trans-Canada Highway. The nearest higher peak is Swiss Peak on Mount Rogers, 1 km (0.62 mi) to the west. The first ascent of the mountain was made August 4, 1904, by Alex M. Gordon, Samuel Harper Gray, James C. Herdman, Edward Feuz, and Edward Feuz Jr. via the Southeast Couloir. The mountain's name was adopted in 1904, then re-approved September 8, 1932, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.