Mount Armstrong (High Rock Range)

For the mountain in Antarctica, see Mount Armstrong (Antarctica).

Mount Armstrong
Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation	2,823 m (9,262 ft) [1]
Prominence	250 m (820 ft) [2]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	50°21′01″N114°45′59″W / 50.35028°N 114.76639°W / 50.35028; -114.76639 [3]
Geography
Mount Armstrong Location in Alberta Show map of Alberta Mount Armstrong Location in British Columbia Show map of British Columbia Mount Armstrong Location in Canada Show map of Canada
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range	High Rock Range
Topo map	NTS   82J7 Mount Head [3]

Mount Armstrong is a mountain located on the Canadian provincial boundary between Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1918 after John Douglas Armstrong, a lieutenant with the Canadian Engineers who was killed in action on April 9, 1917, at Vimy Ridge World War I. ^{[1] [2] [4]}

See also

• List of peaks on the Alberta–British Columbia border

References

1. "Mount Armstrong". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
2. "Mount Armstrong". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
3. "Mount Armstrong (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-10-22.
4. Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names . Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. pp.  30. ISBN   978-1-894765-79-4.

External links

• "Mount Armstrong". BC Geographical Names .
• Mount Armstrong: Weather forecast