Mount Whymper, 2,844 m, is a mountain located in the Canadian Rockies, British Columbia, Canada, in the Vermilion Pass area in Kootenay National Park.

The mountain is named for its first conqueror, the English alpinist, explorer, writer and engraver Edward Whymper.

[9][10][11] Mount Whymper is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.

[13] Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Whymper is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.

[14] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.