Takakkaw Falls is six km to the northwest, and Sherbrooke Lake lies immediately below the southeast slope.

Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 1,300 meters (4,265 feet) above Yoho Valley in two kilometers (1.2 mile).

[6] The mountain is named after Isaac Gouverneur Ogden (born October 10, 1844), vice president of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

[2] Owing to frequent accidents and expensive helper engines associated with railroading at Kicking Horse Pass, in 1909 the Canadian Pacific Railway built the Spiral Tunnels, one of which loops 887 metres (2,910 ft) within the interior of Mt.

[8] Mount Ogden is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.