Mount Beatty

Mount Beatty
Mount Beatty
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Mount Beatty
Mount Beatty (Canada)
Highest point
Elevation 3,004 m (9,856 ft) [1]
Prominence 642 m (2,106 ft)
Coordinates 50°40′09″N 115°17′24″W / 50.66917°N 115.29000°W / 50.66917; -115.29000Coordinates: 50°40′09″N 115°17′24″W / 50.66917°N 115.29000°W / 50.66917; -115.29000 
Geography
Location Alberta
British Columbia
Topo map NTS 82J/11
Climbing
First ascent 1916 Interprovincial Boundary Commission

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][3]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Beatty". PeakFinder.com.
  2. ↑ "Mount Beatty". Bivouac.com.
  3. ↑ 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.


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