Mount Ida (British Columbia)

There are two BC mountains recognized as Mount Ida.[1] One is found in Kakwa Provincial Park.[2] At 3192 m it is one of the two most northerly mountains in the Rocky Mountains over 10 000 ft.[3][4] The other is Mt Sir Alexander (3275 m). The Kakwa Ida is sometimes called the Matterhorn of the North because of its pyramidal shape and the way it stands out from surrounding peaks.[5]

Mount Ida, north aspect (Kakwa Provincial Park)

The second Mount Ida (1574 m) is found in the Shuswap area and is significant because of its importance for inhabitants of the area since time immemorial. “Known to the Secwepemc people as Kela7scen for its funny coloured rocks, the mountain is considered by Secwepemc people to be sacred ground.”[6]

References
  1. "BC Geographical Names". apps.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  2. Environment, Ministry of. "Kakwa Provincial Park and Protected Area - BC Parks". www.env.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  3. Environment, Ministry of. "Planning - BC Parks - Province of British Columbia". www.env.gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  4. "Mt. Ida and Other Climbs". publications.americanalpineclub.org. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  5. Nash, Mike (2009-02-23). The Mountain Knows No Expert: George Evanoff, Outdoorsman and Contemporary Hero. Dundurn. ISBN 9781770703704.
  6. Cooperman, Jim. "Shuswap's sacred Mount Ida" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-07-24.


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