Onslow Mountain

Onslow Mountain
Mount Onslow
Onslow Mountain (left) and Defender Mountain (right) frame Mount King George
Highest point
Elevation	2,798 m (9,180 ft)[1] NAD83
Prominence	273 m (896 ft)[1]
Coordinates	50°35′36″N 115°17′29″W[2]
Naming
Etymology	HMS Onslow (1916)
Geography
Onslow Mountain Location in Alberta Show map of Alberta Onslow Mountain Location in British Columbia Show map of British Columbia Onslow Mountain Location in Canada Show map of Canada
Location	Alberta British Columbia
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range	Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes

Onlsow Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide.

History

Onslow Mountain was named in 1917 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey after the British Royal Navy ship HMS Onslow (1916) that took part in the Battle of Jutland in World War I.[2][3] The mountain's name was officially adopted as Mount Onslow in 1924 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada and officially changed to Onslow Mountain in 1966.[2]

See also

• List of peaks on the Alberta–British Columbia border
• Mountains of Alberta
• Mountains of British Columbia

References

1. "Onslow Mountain". Bivouac.com.
2. "Onslow Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
3. "Onslow Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-15.