Andy Good Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,621 m (8,599 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 262 m (860 ft) [2] |
Parent peak | Mount Ptolemy [2] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 49°33′55″N114°35′17″W / 49.56528°N 114.58806°W [3] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
District | Kootenay Land District [3] |
Parent range | Flathead Range |
Topo map | NTS 82G10 Crowsnest [3] |
Andy Good Peak is located just south of Crowsnest Pass on the Canadian provincial boundary between Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1916 after Andy Good, a hotel owner in nearby Crowsnest Pass whose bar straddled the provincial border. [1] [2] [4]
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