Mount Nomad

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.

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[3]
Naming
EtymologyHMS Nomad
Geography
Mount Nomad
Location of Mount Nomad
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Mount Nomad (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaPeter Lougheed Provincial Park
Parent range
Topo mapNTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[3]
Climbing
Easiest routeHike[1]

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. "Mount Nomad". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
  2. "Topographic map of Mount Nomad". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-08-05.
  3. "Mount Nomad". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-11-15.


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