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Onslow Mountain

Coordinates: 50°35′36″N 115°17′29″W / 50.59333°N 115.29139°W / 50.59333; -115.29139
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Onslow Mountain
Mount Onslow
Onslow Mountain (left) and Defender Mountain (right) frame Mount King George
Highest point
Elevation2,798 m (9,180 ft)[1]
NAD83
Prominence273 m (896 ft)[1]
Coordinates50°35′36″N 115°17′29″W / 50.59333°N 115.29139°W / 50.59333; -115.29139[2]
Naming
EtymologyHMS Onslow (1916)
Geography
Onslow Mountain is located in Alberta
Onslow Mountain
Onslow Mountain
Location of Onslow Mountain
Onslow Mountain is located in British Columbia
Onslow Mountain
Onslow Mountain
Onslow Mountain (British Columbia)
Onslow Mountain is located in Canada
Onslow Mountain
Onslow Mountain
Onslow Mountain (Canada)
LocationAlberta
British Columbia
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta and British Columbia
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes

Onlsow Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide.

History

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Onslow Mountain was named in 1917 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey after the British Royal Navy ship HMS Onslow (1916) that took part in the Battle of Jutland in World War I.[2][3] The mountain's name was officially adopted as Mount Onslow in 1924 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada and officially changed to Onslow Mountain in 1966.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Onslow Mountain". Bivouac.com.
  2. ^ a b c "Onslow Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
  3. ^ "Onslow Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-15.