Mount Morkill
Mount Morkill | |
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Mount Morkill Location in Alberta and British Columbia | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,267 m (7,438 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 337 m (1,106 ft) |
Coordinates | 53°42′11″N 119°48′45″W / 53.70306°N 119.81250°WCoordinates: 53°42′11″N 119°48′45″W / 53.70306°N 119.81250°W |
Geography | |
Location |
Alberta British Columbia |
Topo map | NTS 83E/12 |
Mount Morkill is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, near McBride which is a town in British Columbia, a province of Canada, a country on the continent of North America. There is a subpeak to the southwest of the main peak, at an elevation of 2,185 m (7,169 ft) named The Gazetted Peak. It was named in 1965 after D.B. Morkill, a British Columbia land surveyor.[2][3]
See also
- List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border
- Mountains of Alberta
- Mountains of British Columbia
References
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