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Cathedral Mountain, a prominent massif in Yoho National Park near Kicking Horse Pass and Lake O'Hara, is known for a dramatic profile likened to a Gothic cathedral since the 19th century. The name was in use by 1884, appeared on George Dawson’s 1886 map, and was officially adopted in 1924. First climbed in 1901 by James Outram with guides Joseph Bossoney and Christian Klucker, it also inspired artists such as Arthur Lismer. Nearby Cathedral Crags add to its mountaineering history. Formed from ancient sedimentary rock later thrust eastward during the Laramide orogeny, the mountain also shapes modern railway flood-control efforts below.
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