Farbus Mountain

Farbus Mountain is located on the provincial border of Alberta and British Columbia in Banff National Park. It was named in 1918 after Farbus, a village on the eastern slopes of Vimy Ridge in France.[1][2]In the Battle of Vimy Ridge, Canadian troops retook Farbus from German control on April 9, 1917 as part of securing the Brown Line objective.[4][5]

Farbus Mountain
Farbus Mtn. (left) from the Columbia Icefield
Highest point
Elevation3,205 m (10,515 ft)[1]
Prominence205 m (673 ft)[2]
Parent peakMount Lyell 3498 m[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°57′57″N 117°07′54″W[3]
Geography
Farbus Mountain
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Farbus Mountain
Farbus Mountain (British Columbia)
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
National ParkBanff
Parent rangeContinental Ranges[2]
Topo mapNTS 82N/14
Climbing
First ascent1937 S.B. Hendricks, Rex Gibson[2]

See also

References

  1. "Farbus Mountain". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  2. "Farbus Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  3. "Farbus Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  4. "Capture of the 590". Albert County Museum. Retrieved 2019-08-19.
  5. "The Battle of Vimy Ridge: April 9 - 12, 1917". Library and Archives Canada. Government of Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-19.


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