Mount Bolton | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,706 m (8,878 ft) [1] [2] |
Prominence | 395 m (1,296 ft) [3] |
Parent peak | Mount Cornwell (2972 m) [3] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 50°19′48″N114°48′04″W / 50.33000°N 114.80111°W [4] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Parent range | High Rock Range [1] |
Topo map | NTS 82J7 Mount Head [4] |
Mount Bolton is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide, northeast of Elkford, Kootenay Land District. [4] It was named after Bolton, Lambert Ernest Stanley DLS. [1] [3] Bolton was serving with the Canadian Pioneers, 1st Battilion when he was killed in action on June 13, 1916. [4]
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