Mount McHarg
| Mount McHarg | |
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Mount McHarg Location in Alberta Mount McHarg Location in British Columbia Mount McHarg Location in Canada | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,888 m (9,475 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 30 m (98 ft)[3] |
| Parent peak | Mount Worthington (2915 m) |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 50°37′32″N 115°18′18″W / 50.62556°N 115.30500°W[4] |
| Geography | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
| District | Kootenay Land District[5] |
| Parent range | Spray Mountains[3] |
| Topo map | NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[4] |
Mount McHarg is located in Height of the Rockies Provincial Park and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border.[5] It was named in 1918 after Lieutenant Colonel William Frederick Richard Hart-McHarg, British Columbia Regiment (Duke of Connaught's Own Rifles).[1] McHarg was a British Columbia lawyer who practised in Rossland, British Columbia before serving in the Boer War where he suffered near-fatal injuries. McHarg died in April 2015 while on a reconnaissance mission in World War I.[5] Vancouver's Georgia Viaduct was originally named McHarg Viaduct.[6]: 168
See also
References
- ^ a b "Mount McHarg". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ "Topographic map of Mount McHarg". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ a b "Mount McHarg". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ a b "Mount McHarg (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ a b c "Mount McHarg". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ Akrigg, G.P.V.; Akrigg, Helen B. (1986), British Columbia Place Names (3rd, 1997 ed.), Vancouver: UBC Press, ISBN 0-7748-0636-2