Mount Nomad

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

Mount Nomad
Mount Nomad between larch trees
Highest point
Elevation2,544 m (8,346 ft)[1]
Coordinates50°39′48″N 115°12′38″W[2]
Naming
EtymologyHMS Nomad
Geography
Mount Nomad
Location of Mount Nomad
Mount Nomad
Mount Nomad (Canada)
LocationAlberta
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes

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.[2]

See also

References

  1. "Mount Nomad". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  2. "Mount Nomad". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-11-15.


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