Mount Armstrong (High Rock Range)

Mount Armstrong is a mountain located on the Canadian provincial boundary between Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1918 after John Douglas Armstrong, a lieutenant with the Canadian Engineers who was killed in action on April 9, 1917, at Vimy Ridge World War I.[1][2][4]

Mount Armstrong
Northeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation2,823 m (9,262 ft)[1]
Prominence250 m (820 ft)[2]
Listing
Coordinates50°21′01″N 114°45′59″W[3]
Geography
Mount Armstrong is located in Alberta
Mount Armstrong
Mount Armstrong
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Mount Armstrong is located in British Columbia
Mount Armstrong
Mount Armstrong
Mount Armstrong (British Columbia)
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Parent rangeHigh Rock Range
Topo mapNTS 82J7 Mount Head[3]

See also

References

  1. "Mount Armstrong". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
  2. "Mount Armstrong". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-02-16.
  3. "Mount Armstrong (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-10-22.
  4. Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 30. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.


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