Mount Strachan

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Mount Strachan
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North aspect
Highest point
Elevation 2,682 m (8,799 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 272 m (892 ft) [3]
Parent peak Mount Muir (2758 m) [3] [2]
Listing
Coordinates 50°22′57″N114°49′03″W / 50.3825°N 114.8175°W / 50.3825; -114.8175 [4]
Geography
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Mount Strachan
Location in Alberta
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Mount Strachan
Location in British Columbia
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Mount Strachan
Location in Canada
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
District Kootenay Land District [5]
Parent range High Rock Range
Canadian Rockies [1] [3]
Topo map NTS 82J7 Mount Head [4]

Mount Strachan is located North of Fording River Pass and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border. [5] It was named in 1918 after Lt. Henry Strachan, VC, a Scottish born Canadian army officer. [1] [3] Lt. Strachan was awarded the Victoria Cross after leading his regiment through German lines in World War I, killing seven gunners of a machine gun battery with his own sword and returning safely with his men and 15 prisoners through enemy lines during the night. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mount Strachan". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  2. 1 2 "Topographic map of Mount Strachan". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Mount Strachan". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
  4. 1 2 "Mount Strachan (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  5. 1 2 3 "Mount Strachan". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2023-12-23.
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