Mount Aeolus (Alberta)

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Mount Aeolus
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Mount Aeolus
Location in Western Alberta
Highest point
Elevation 2,643 m (8,671 ft) [1]
Prominence 1,223 m (4,012 ft) [2]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 53°16′12″N118°04′20″W / 53.27000°N 118.07222°W / 53.27000; -118.07222 [3]
Geography
Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Bosche Range
Topo map NTS 83E8 Rock Lake [3]

Mount Aeolus is a mountain located in the Bosche Range in Alberta, Canada. The mountain was named for Aeolus, the Greek god of winds. [2] The summit was so named on account of frequent windy conditions near it. [4]

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References

  1. "Mount Aeolus". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  2. 1 2 "Mount Aeolus". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  3. 1 2 "Mount Aeolus". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  4. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 9.