Mount Beatty

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Mount Beatty
Mt. Beatty, Beatty Lake, K-Country.jpg
Mt. Beatty, Beatty Lake, Kananaskis Country, AB
Highest point
Elevation3,004 m (9,856 ft)[1][2]
Prominence642 m (2,106 ft)[2]
Parent peakMount Maude (3043 m)[2]
Listing
Coordinates50°40′10″N 115°17′23″W / 50.66944°N 115.28972°W / 50.66944; -115.28972Coordinates: 50°40′10″N 115°17′23″W / 50.66944°N 115.28972°W / 50.66944; -115.28972[3]
Geography
Mount Beatty is located in Alberta
Mount Beatty
Mount Beatty
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Parent rangePark Ranges
Topo mapNTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[3]
Climbing
First ascent1916 Interprovincial Boundary Commission[1]

Mount Beatty is a mountain located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1924 after David Beatty, a British naval officer of Irish ancestry who commanded ships in the First World War.[1][2][4][5]

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References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Beatty". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  2. ^ a b c d "Mount Beatty". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Beatty". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  4. ^ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.
  5. ^ Place-names of Alberta. babel.hathitrust.org. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 16. Retrieved 2021-07-06.


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