Mount Armstrong | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,823 m (9,262 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 250 m (820 ft)[2] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 50°21′01″N 114°45′59″W / 50.35028°N 114.76639°W[3] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Parent range | High Rock Range |
Topo map | NTS 82J7 Mount Head[3] |
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]