Mount Aeolus (Alberta)

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Mount Aeolus
Mount Aeolus is located in Alberta
Mount Aeolus
Mount Aeolus
Location in Western Alberta
Highest point
Elevation2,643 m (8,671 ft)[1]
Prominence1,223 m (4,012 ft)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates53°16′12″N 118°04′20″W / 53.27000°N 118.07222°W / 53.27000; -118.07222[3]
Geography
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeBosche Range
Topo mapNTS 83E8 Rock Lake[3]

Mount Aeolus is a mountain located in the Bosche Range in Alberta, Canada. The mountain was named for Aeolus, the Greek god of winds.[2] The summit was so named on account of frequent windy conditions near it.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Mount Aeolus". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Aeolus". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Aeolus". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  4. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 9.
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