Mount Allenby

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Mount Allenby is a summit in Alberta, Canada. [1] It is located approximately 26.4 km (16.4 miles) due south of the town of Banff.

Mount Allenby was named after Edmund Allenby, 1st Viscount Allenby (1861–1936), British Army field-marshal. [2]

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References

  1. "Mount Allenby". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 11.

Coordinates: 50°56′25″N115°31′59″W / 50.9402°N 115.533°W / 50.9402; -115.533