Mount Northover
Mount Northover is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. The nearest higher peak is Mount Lyautey, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the north-northeast.[3] It was named in 1917 after Lieutenant A.W. Northover, M.C., one of western Canada's first war heroes. Having recently migrated there from the United_Kingdom, and starting a new family there.
Mount Northover | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,048 m (10,000 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 347 m (1,138 ft)[3] |
Parent peak | Mount Lyautey (3045 m)[3] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 50°35′20″N 115°14′25″W[4] |
Geography | |
![]() ![]() Mount Northover Location in Alberta and British Columbia ![]() ![]() Mount Northover Mount Northover (British Columbia) | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Parent range | Park Ranges[3] |
Topo map | NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[4] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1957 by S.A. Heiberg, P.J.B. Duffy, R.C. Hind, P. Ranier, I. Spreat[1] |
Easiest route | Difficult Scramble with severe exposure[5] |
A Boer War veteran, Northover enlisted at Regina in the North-West Battalion. He served with the 28th Battalion, C.E.F.,[6] and was awarded the Military Cross for action taken on Oct. 8, 1915. In 1916 he returned to Canada on a speaking tour, visiting relatives in Edmonton.[1][7]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Northover is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[8] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
References
- "Mount Northover". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- "Topographic map of Mount Northover". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- "Mount Northover". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
- "Mount Northover (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- Kane, Alan (2016). "Mount Northover". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies (3rd ed.). Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. Kindle Edition. ISBN 978-1-77160-098-9.
- "Mount Northover". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
- Mount Northover; Edmonton Bulletin, June 16, 1916
- Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
- Mount Northover weather: Mountain Forecast