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Mount Pollinger is a 2,816-metre peak at the north end of Yoho National Park in British Columbia, where drainage divides west to the Amiskwi River and east to the Little Yoho River. More striking than its absolute elevation is its sharp rise above nearby valleys, giving it a strong local presence near Little Yoho Valley. The mountain is composed of ancient sedimentary rock later thrust eastward during the Laramide orogeny. First climbed in 1901 by James Outram and guide Christian Kaufmann, it was named that year by Edward Whymper for Swiss guide Joseph Pollinger, whose brief work in the Canadian Rockies included several notable first ascents.
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