Cambrai Mountain

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Cambrai Mountain
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Cambrai Mountain
Location in Alberta
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Cambrai Mountain
Location in British Columbia
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Cambrai Mountain
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation 3,165 m (10,384 ft) [1] [note 1]
Prominence 452 m (1,483 ft) [1]
Parent peak Mount Forbes (3612 m) [1]
Listing
Coordinates 51°49′59″N116°58′49″W / 51.83306°N 116.98028°W / 51.83306; -116.98028 [3]
Geography
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Protected area Banff National Park
Parent range Park Ranges
Topo map NTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake [3]

Cambrai Mountain is a summit in Banff National Park on the border between British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. [3]

Cambrai Mountain was named in commemoration of the Battle of Cambrai (1917). [4] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cambrai Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  2. "Topographic map of Mount Cambrai". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  3. 1 2 3 "Cambrai Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-08-11.
  4. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 29.
  5. "Cambrai Mountain". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2021-08-11.
Notes
  1. Another source gives 3,134 metres. [2]