Mount Beatty

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][4]

Mount Beatty
Mt. Beatty, Beatty Lake, Kananaskis Country, AB
Highest point
Elevation3,004 m (9,856 ft)[1]
Prominence642 m (2,106 ft)
Coordinates50°40′09″N 115°17′24″W
Geography
Mount Beatty
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Mount Beatty
Mount Beatty (Canada)
LocationAlberta
British Columbia
Topo mapNTS 82J/11
Climbing
First ascent1916 Interprovincial Boundary Commission

See also

References

  1. "Mount Beatty". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  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.
  4. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 16.


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