Mount Bosworth

Mount Bosworth
Mount Bosworth

Location in Alberta and British Columbia

Highest point
Elevation 2,769 m (9,085 ft)[1]
Prominence 159 m (522 ft)[2]
Coordinates 51°27′53″N 116°20′01″W / 51.46472°N 116.33361°W / 51.46472; -116.33361Coordinates: 51°27′53″N 116°20′01″W / 51.46472°N 116.33361°W / 51.46472; -116.33361[3]
Geography
Location Alberta / British Columbia
Parent range Park Ranges
Topo map NTS 82N/08
Climbing
First ascent 1903 Dominion Topographic Survey[2]
Easiest route Scrambling Routes

Mount Bosworth is located in the Canadian Rockies on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1903 after George Morris Bosworth, an executive and long-time employee of the Canadian Pacific Railway.[1][2][4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Bosworth". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mount Bosworth". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
  3. "Mount Bosworth". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2013-06-29.
  4. Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.
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