Mount Worthington

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Mount Worthington
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Mount Worthington with Three Isle Lake in the foreground
Highest point
Elevation 2,915 m (9,564 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 385 m (1,263 ft) [1]
Parent peak Mount Lyautey (3045 m) [1]
Listing
Coordinates 50°37′36″N115°17′50″W / 50.626667°N 115.297222°W / 50.626667; -115.297222 [3]
Geography
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Mount Worthington
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
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Mount Worthington
Mount Worthington (British Columbia)
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
District Kootenay Land District [4]
Protected area Height of the Rockies Provincial Park
Parent range Spray Mountains [2]
Topo map NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes [3]

Mount Worthington is located on the eastern side of Mount McHarg, in Height of the Rockies Provincial Park, and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border. [4] It was named in 1956 after Lt. Col. Don Worthington who was killed in action in 1944 during the Second World War while commanding the 7th Battalion, The British Columbia Regiment. [4] [5] [1]

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  3. 1 2 "Mount Worthington (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2024-01-11.
  4. 1 2 3 "Mount Worthington". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2024-01-11.
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