Mount McHarg

Mount McHarg is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1918 after Lieutenant Colonel William Frederick Richard Hart-McHarg, British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles).[1] McHarg was a British Columbia lawyer who practised in Rossland, British Columbia before serving in the Boer War where he suffered near-fatal injuries. Vancouver's Georgia Viaduct was originally named McHarg Viaduct.[2]:168

Mount McHarg
Mount McHarg
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation2,888 m (9,475 ft)[1]
Coordinates50°37′30″N 115°18′10″W
Geography
LocationAlberta
British Columbia
Topo mapNTS 82J/11

See also

References

  1. PeakFinder
  2. Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2


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