Mount Helmer

Mount Helmer
Mount Helmer is located in Alberta
Mount Helmer
Mount Helmer
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Mount Helmer is located in British Columbia
Mount Helmer
Mount Helmer
Mount Helmer (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation3,030 m (9,940 ft)[1]
Prominence188 m (617 ft)[2]
Listing
Coordinates51°42′18″N 116°50′21″W / 51.705°N 116.83916°W / 51.705; -116.83916[3]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Protected areaBanff National Park
Parent rangePark Ranges
Topo mapNTS 82N10 Blaeberry River[3]
Climbing
First ascent1949 J. Bishop, D. Greenwell, E.R. LaChapelle, D.M. Woods[2]

Mount Helmer is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia, East of Waitabit Creek and North of Golden.[4] It was named in 1924 after Brigadier-General Richard Alexis Helmer (1864-1920) and his son Alexis Helmer (1892-1915) were killed in battle and was part of the inspiration for In Flanders Fields through his friendship with John McCrae.[1][2][5] It is the 194th highest mountain in Alberta and the 355th highest mountain in Canada.[6]

  1. ^ a b "Mount Helmer". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  2. ^ a b c "Mount Helmer". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Helmer (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  4. ^ "Mount Helmer". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  5. ^ Dale 2017.
  6. ^ peakery.com 2020.