Aurora Mountain
Aurora Mountain | |
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![]() ![]() Aurora Mountain Location in Alberta | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,797 m (9,177 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 277 m (909 ft) [2] |
Coordinates | 50°49′30″N 115°32′35″W / 50.82500°N 115.54306°WCoordinates: 50°49′30″N 115°32′35″W / 50.82500°N 115.54306°W [1] |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta / British Columbia, Canada |
Parent range | Blue Range |
Topo map | NTS 82J/13 |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1916 Interprovincial Boundary Commission[2] |
Aurora Mountain is located in the Blue Range of the Canadian Rockies, which forms part of the Continental Divide and the provincial boundary between British Columbia and Alberta.[1][2] It is named after HMS Aurora, a British Royal Navy light cruiser launched in 1913 that was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1920.[3]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Aurora Mountain". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved Feb 21, 2009.
- 1 2 3 "Aurora Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved Feb 21, 2009.
- ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 14.
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