Mount Maclaren

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Mount Maclaren
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Mount Maclaren
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
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Mount Maclaren
Mount Maclaren (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation 2,843 m (9,327 ft) [1]
Prominence 532 m (1,745 ft) [1]
Listing
Coordinates 50°21′30″N114°47′24″W / 50.35833°N 114.79000°W / 50.35833; -114.79000 [2]
Geography
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
District Kootenay Land District [3]
Parent range High Rock Range
Topo map NTS 82J7 Mount Head [2]

Mount Maclaren is located north of Fording River Pass and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border. [3] It was named in 1918 after Charles H. MacLaren, C.M.G. D.S.O. [4] [1]

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References

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  3. 1 2 "Mount Maclaren". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2023-11-22.
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