Mount Fortune

Mount Fortune is a summit in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.[2]

Mount Fortune
Mount Fortune is located in Alberta
Mount Fortune
Mount Fortune
Location of Mount Fortune in Alberta
Mount Fortune is located in Canada
Mount Fortune
Mount Fortune
Mount Fortune (Canada)
Highest point
Elevation2,340 m (7,680 ft)[1]
Prominence40 m (130 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Turbulent (2850 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates50°53′30″N 115°24′46″W[2]
Naming
EtymologyHMS Fortune
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaBanff National Park
Parent rangePark Ranges
Topo mapNTS 82J14 Spray Lakes Reservoir[2]

Mount Fortune was named in tribute to HMS Fortune, a British warship.[3]

References

  1. "Mount Fortune". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  2. "Mount Fortune". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-08-02.
  3. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 54.


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