Andy Good Peak

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Andy Good Peak
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Andy Good Peak left, Mount Parrish right
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 / 49.56528; -114.58806 [3]
Geography
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Andy Good Peak
Location in Alberta
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Andy Good Peak
Location in British Columbia
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Andy Good Peak
Location in Canada
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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References

  1. 1 2 "Andy Good Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  2. 1 2 3 "Andy Good Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-02-18.
  3. 1 2 3 "Andy Good Peak". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2013-06-08.
  4. Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names . Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. pp.  28. ISBN   978-1-894765-79-4.