Mount Beatty
| Mount Beatty | |
|---|---|
  Mount Beatty Location in Alberta and British Columbia | |
| 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°WCoordinates: 50°40′09″N 115°17′24″W / 50.66917°N 115.29000°W |
| 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]
See also
- List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border
- Mountains of Alberta
- Mountains of British Columbia
References
- 1 2 "Mount Beatty". PeakFinder.com.
- ↑ "Mount Beatty". Bivouac.com.
- ↑ 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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