Mount Nomad

Mount Nomad
Mount Nomad between larch trees
Highest point
Elevation2,544 m (8,346 ft)[1][2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates50°39′48″N 115°12′38″W / 50.66333°N 115.21056°W / 50.66333; -115.21056[3]
Naming
EtymologyHMS Nomad
Geography
Mount Nomad is located in Alberta
Mount Nomad
Mount Nomad
Location in Alberta
Mount Nomad is located in Canada
Mount Nomad
Mount Nomad
Location in Canada
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaPeter Lougheed Provincial Park
Parent range
Topo mapNTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[3]
Climbing
Easiest routeHike[1]

Mount Nomad is a 2,544-metre (8,346 ft) mountain summit located in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.

History

In 1991, The Grand Fleet Expedition recommended that the mountain be named after HMS Nomad in order to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Battle of Jutland.[1] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1995.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Nomad". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  2. ^ "Topographic map of Mount Nomad". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  3. ^ a b c "Mount Nomad". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-11-15.


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