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Mount Sir Sandford
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Mount Sir Sandford from Gothics Glacier
Highest point
Elevation 3,519 m (11,545 ft)
Prominence 2,707 m (8,881 ft)
Listing
Geography
Mount Sir Sandford is located in British Columbia
Mount Sir Sandford
Mount Sir Sandford
Location in British Columbia
Parent range Sir Sandford Range
Topo map NTS 82N/12
Climbing
First ascent 1912
Easiest route remote glacier/ice/rock climb

Mount Sir Sandford is the highest mountain of the Sir Sandford Range and the highest mountain in the Selkirk Mountains of southeastern British Columbia, Canada. It is the 12th highest peak in the province. The mountain was named after Sir Sandford Fleming, a railway engineer for the Canadian Pacific Railway.

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