Defender Mountain

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Defender Mountain
Mount Defender
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Defender Mountain (right) and Onslow Mountain (left) frame Mount King George
Highest point
Elevation 2,821 m (9,255 ft) [1]
NAD83
Prominence 211 m (692 ft) [1]
Coordinates 50°36′05″N115°17′27″W / 50.60139°N 115.29083°W / 50.60139; -115.29083 [2]
Naming
Etymology HMS Defender (1911)
Geography
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Defender Mountain
Location in Alberta
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Defender Mountain
Location in British Columbia
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Defender Mountain
Location in Canada
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes

Defender Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide.

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History

Defender Mountain was named in 1916 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey after the British Royal Navy ship HMS Defender (1911) that took part in the Battle of Jutland in World War I. [2] [3] The mountain's name was officially adopted as Mount Defender in 1924 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada and officially changed to Defender Mountain in 1966. [2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Defender Mountain". Bivouac.com.
  2. 1 2 3 "Defender Mountain". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  3. ↑ "Defender Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
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