| Mount Cornwell | |
|---|---|
.jpg.webp) Baril Peak (left), Mt. Cornwell (right), from NE | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,972 m (9,751 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 176 m (577 ft)[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 50°18′02″N 114°46′53″W / 50.30056°N 114.78139°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Cornwell Location in Alberta | |
| Location | Alberta/British Columbia, Canada |
| Parent range | Kananaskis Range, Park Ranges, Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82J7 Mount Head |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1915 by the Interprovincial Boundary Commission[1] |
| Easiest route | rock/snow climb |
Mount Cornwell is located on the Continental Divide on the boundary between British Columbia and Alberta along the spine of the Park Ranges of the Canadian Rockies. The mountain was named in 1918 after "boy hero" John Cornwell,[3][4] a sixteen-year-old crewman aboard HMS Chester, which was severely damaged in the Battle of Jutland.[1] Cornwell was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery during the battle. Mount Chester was also named after his ship.[5][6]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Mount Cornwell". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2004-10-17.
- ↑ "Mount Cornwell". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- 1 2 "Cornwell, Mount". BC Geographical Names.
- ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 38.
- ↑ Birrell, Dave (2000), 50 Roadside Panoramas in the Canadian Rockies, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 978-0-921102-65-6 (pp. 135-6)
- ↑ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 32.
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