Mount Armstrong

Mount Armstrong
Mount Armstrong

Location in Alberta and British Columbia

Highest point
Elevation 2,823 m (9,262 ft)[1]
Prominence 250 m (820 ft)[2]
Coordinates 50°21′01″N 114°46′04″W / 50.35028°N 114.76778°W / 50.35028; -114.76778Coordinates: 50°21′01″N 114°46′04″W / 50.35028°N 114.76778°W / 50.35028; -114.76778[2]
Geography
Location Alberta / British Columbia, Canada
Parent range High Rock Range
Topo map NTS 82J/07

Mount Armstrong is a mountain located on the Canadian provincial boundary between Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1918 after John Douglas Armstrong, a lieutenant with the Canadian Engineers who was killed in action on April 9, 1917 at Vimy Ridge World War I.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Armstrong". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved Feb 16, 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mount Armstrong". Bivouac.com. Retrieved Feb 16, 2010.
  3. Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 30. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.


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