Wapta Mountain

Wapta Mountain is a mountain located in the Canadian Rockies between Emerald [Lake (British Columbia)|Emerald Lake] and Yoho Valley in Yoho National Park, British Columbia, Canada. It stands just north of the ridge containing the Burgess Shale fossil beds. Along with The Vice President and Mount Burgess, Wapta Mountain forms the backdrop to Emerald Lake.
In 1901, James Outram, J. H. Scattergood, and their guide C. Bohren, became the first people to ascend Wapta Mountain. Wapta Mountain overlooks Takakkaw Falls, the second tallest waterfall in western Canada. The word "Wapta" means "river" in the Stoney language.