 Along with The Vice President and Mount Burgess, Wapta Mountain forms the backdrop to Emerald Lake, and marks the southern end of the President Range.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 (1,247 feet), the second tallest waterfall in western Canada.