Mount Holcroft

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Mount Holcroft
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Mount Holcroft
Location in Alberta
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Mount Holcroft
Location in British Columbia
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Mount Holcroft
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation 2,713 m (8,901 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 254 m (833 ft) [3]
Parent peak Mount Farquhar (2894 m) [3]
Listing
Coordinates 50°14′05″N114°45′51″W / 50.23472°N 114.76417°W / 50.23472; -114.76417 [4]
Geography
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range High Rock Range [3]
Topo map NTS 82J2 Fording River [4]

Mount Holcroft is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named after Herbert Spencer Holcroft (1877-1916), H.S. D.L.S. in 1918. Lieutenant Spencer was wounded during World War I and later died in hospital of cardiac failure. [5] [2] [3]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Mount Holcroft". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Mount Holcroft". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  4. 1 2 "Mount Holcroft (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  5. "Mount Holcroft". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2022-06-28.