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Mount Armstrong

Mount Armstrong is a mountain located on the Canadian provincial boundary between and on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1918 after John Douglas Armstrong, a lieutenant with the Canadian Engineers who was killed in action on April 9, 1917, at Vimy Ridge World War I.
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  • Type: Peak with an elevation of 2,823 metres
  • Description: mountain on border of Alberta and British Columbia in Canada
  • Also known as: “Mount Armstrong West Summit”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Bolton.

Peak
is located on the border of and on the Continental Divide, northeast of Elkford, Kootenay Land District. It was named after Bolton, Lambert Ernest Stanley DLS.

Mount Armstrong

Latitude
50.35016° or 50° 21′ 1″ north
Longitude
-114.76797° or 114° 46′ 5″ west
Elevation
2,823 metres (9,262 feet)
Open location code
9527962J+3R
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2690547120
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
6079760
Wiki­data ID
Q21485799
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Mount Armstrong” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Armstrong”
  • Cebuano: “Mount Armstrong”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل مونت ارمسترونج”
  • Hebrew: “הר ארמסטרונג”
  • Swedish: “Armstrong”
  • Swedish: “Mount Armstrong, Alberta”

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Mount Armstrong True Summit and Mount ArmLaren.

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