Onslow Mountain

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Onslow Mountain
Mount Onslow
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Onslow Mountain (left) and Defender Mountain (right) frame Mount King George
Highest point
Elevation 2,798 m (9,180 ft) [1]
NAD83
Prominence 273 m (896 ft) [1]
Coordinates 50°35′36″N115°17′29″W / 50.59333°N 115.29139°W / 50.59333; -115.29139 [2]
Naming
Etymology HMS Onslow (1916)
Geography
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Onslow Mountain
Location of Onslow Mountain
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Onslow Mountain
Onslow Mountain (British Columbia)
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Onslow Mountain
Onslow Mountain (Canada)
Location Alberta
British Columbia
Country Canada
Province Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes

Onlsow Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide.

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History

Onslow Mountain was named in 1917 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey after the British Royal Navy ship HMS Onslow (1916) that took part in the Battle of Jutland in World War I. [2] [3] The mountain's name was officially adopted as Mount Onslow in 1924 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada and officially changed to Onslow Mountain in 1966. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Onslow Mountain". Bivouac.com.
  2. 1 2 3 "Onslow Mountain". BC Geographical Names .
  3. "Onslow Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-15.