Mount Vaux
| Mount Vaux | |
|---|---|
North aspect of Mount Vaux and Hanbury Glacier | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,310 m (10,860 ft) |
| Prominence | 830 m (2,720 ft) |
| Parent peak | Mount Goodsir (3567 m) |
| Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 51°15′31″N 116°31′48″W / 51.25861°N 116.53000°W |
| Geography | |
| Interactive map of Mount Vaux | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| District | Kootenay Land District |
| Protected area | Yoho National Park |
| Parent range | Ottertail Range Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82N7 Golden |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cambrian |
| Rock type | sedimentary rock |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1901 Charles E. Fay, James Outram, J. Henry Scattergood, Christian Hasler Sr. |
Mount Vaux is a 3,310-metre (10,860-foot) mountain summit located in the Kicking Horse River valley of Yoho National Park, in the Ottertail Range of the Canadian Rockies in British Columbia, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Goodsir, 11.0 km (6.8 mi) to the southeast. Mount Vaux can be seen from Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway, which traverses the western foot of the mountain, as well as from Emerald Lake. Vaux is pronounced Vox, rhymes with box.