Topo map NTS 82N/06 Elevation 2,804 m Province British Columbia Parent peak Swiss Peak | First ascent 1906 Prominence 254 m | |
Similar Mount Sir Donald, Mount Macdonald, Uto Peak, Swiss Peak, Mount Sir Sandford | ||
Mount Tupper 2,804 m (9,199 ft) is a mountain about 37 kilometres (23 mi) west of Golden, British Columbia, Canada and three kilometres east of Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park. Part of the Selkirk Mountains, it was formerly named Hermit Mountain until renamed (1887) in honour of Sir Charles Tupper when he was minister of Railways and Canals in Sir John A. Macdonald's cabinet during the siting and construction of the CPR line through the Selkirk Mountains, and later Prime Minister.
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Map of Mount Tupper, Columbia-Shuswap A, BC, Canada
Raspberry Rising Cave
In 2013, the mountain was the scene of cave explorations by a team of eight, led by Nicholaus Vieira and funded by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, who followed the Raspberry Rising cave system for nearly a kilometre, climbing two waterfalls and traversing four sumps. The end of the cave was not reached and further explorations are planned.