Mount Carthew

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Mount Carthew
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Mount Carthew
Mount Carthew (Canada)
Highest point
Elevation 2,636 m (8,648 ft) [1]
Prominence 313 m (1,027 ft) [2]
Parent peak Mount Alderson (2692 m)
Coordinates 49°01′56″N114°00′06″W / 49.03222°N 114.00167°W / 49.03222; -114.00167 Coordinates: 49°01′56″N114°00′06″W / 49.03222°N 114.00167°W / 49.03222; -114.00167 [3]
Geography
Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Clark Range [4]
Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 82G1

Mount Carthew is a 2,636- metre (8,648- foot ) mountain summit located in Waterton Lakes National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. [5]

Contents

Mount Carthew was named after William Morden Carthew, a World War I casualty. [6]

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References

  1. Mount Carthew, Alberta Peakbagger
  2. Mount Carthew, Alberta Peakbagger
  3. Mount Carthew, Alberta Peakbagger
  4. Mount Carthew, Alberta Peakbagger
  5. "Mount Carthew". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  6. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 30.