Defender Mountain | |
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Mount Defender | |
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 [2] |
Naming | |
Etymology | HMS Defender (1911) |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta British Columbia |
Country | Canada |
Province | 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.
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]
Red Man Mountain was named in 1917 because of the red color of the rock and in contrast to nearby White Man Mountain. It is located in the Blue Range of the Canadian Rockies. Located along the Continental Divide of the Americas, it is also on the boundary between British Columbia and Alberta.
Mount Talbot is located on the northern side of Shale Pass on the Alberta-British Columbia border. It was officially named on 4 November 1925 after Senator Peter Talbot (1854-1919), an early pioneer of the Lacombe region of central Alberta. A teacher and farmer, he turned to politics and became an elected representative of the Northwest Territories and later the province of Alberta. In 1906, Sir Wilfrid Laurier appointed him to the Senate of Canada.
Big Shale Hill is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. The name is thought to come from the thick layer of shale on the mountain.
Mount Bess is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It is the 83rd highest peak in Alberta. It was named in 1910 by J. Norman Collie after Bessie Gunn, who accompanied Collie's expedition.
Bingley Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1863 by Walter Cheadle.
Drawbridge Peak is located on the Continental Divide along the provincial borders of Alberta and British Columbia. The Alberta side is in Jasper National Park while Mount Robson Provincial Park is on the B.C. side. It was named in 1920 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey.
Simon Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, at the Southern end of Mount Robson Provincial Park. It is the highest peak of Mount Fraser. It was named in 1920 by the Alberta-British Columbia Boundary Commission.
Divergence Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1921 by Arthur O. Wheeler.
Mount Scott is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, North of the Hooker Icefield in Hamber Provincial Park. It is Alberta's 44th highest peak, and Alberta's 46th most prominence mountain. It is also British Columbia's 57th highest peak. It was named in 1913 after Captain Robert Falcon Scott.
Mount Spring-Rice is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, south of Thompson Pass. It was named in 1918 by Arthur O. Wheeler after the British diplomat, Sir Cecil Spring Rice.
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Ebon Peak is a mountain located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1917 by Arthur O. Wheeler.
Mount Pilkington is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, between Mount Freshfield and Waitabit Peak. It was named in 1898 after Charles Pilkington. Mount Pilkington is located on the Continental Divide between the Campbell Icefield and the Freshfield Icefield.
Mount Barnard is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, NW of the head of Waitabit Creek and North of Golden. It is the 30th highest peak in Alberta and the 42nd highest peak in British Columbia. It was named in 1917 by boundary surveyors after Sir Francis Stillman Barnard, a Lieutenant Governor of BC during the 1910s. It should not be confused with the higher Californian peak of the same name.
Collier Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1903 after Collier, Dr. Joseph.
Mount Little is situated at the northern end of Kootenay National Park, and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border. It was named in 1916 after George F. Little, a member of the first ascent party.
Cave Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1916 by the International Boundary Survey. A cave within the mountain accounts for the name.
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