Defender Mountain
Defender Mountain | |
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Mount Defender | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,821 m (9,255 ft)[1] NAD83 |
Prominence | 211 m (692 ft)[1] |
Coordinates | 50°36′05″N 115°17′27″W / 50.60139°N 115.29083°WCoordinates: 50°36′05″N 115°17′27″W / 50.60139°N 115.29083°W[2] |
Naming | |
Etymology | HMS Defender (1911) |
Geography | |
Defender Mountain Location of Defender Mountain | |
Location | Alberta British Columbia |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta and British Columbia |
Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes |
Defender Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide.
History[]
Defender Mountain was named in 1916 by the after the British Royal Navy ship HMS Defender (1911) that took part in the Battle of Jutland in World War I.[2][3] The mountain's name was officially adopted as Mount Defender in 1924 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada and officially changed to Defender Mountain in 1966.[2]
See also[]
- List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border
- Mountains of Alberta
- Mountains of British Columbia
References[]
- ^ a b "Defender Mountain". Bivouac.com.
- ^ a b c "Defender Mountain". gov.bc.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ "Defender Mountain". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
Categories:
- Two-thousanders of Alberta
- Two-thousanders of British Columbia
- Canadian Rockies
- Alberta's Rockies geography stubs
- British Columbia Interior geography stubs
- Canada geography stubs
- North America mountain stubs