Mount Northover

Mount Northover is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. The nearest higher peak is Mount Lyautey, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the north-northeast.[2] It was named in 1917 after Lieutenant A.W. Northover, M.C., of the C.E.F., one of western Canada's first war heroes. Having recently migrated there from The United Kingdom, and starting a new family there.

Mount Northover
Highest point
Elevation2,999 m (9,839 ft)[1]
Prominence347 m (1,138 ft)[2]
Parent peakMount Lyautey (3045 m)[2]
Coordinates50°35′18″N 115°14′27″W
Geography
Mount Northover
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Mount Northover
Mount Northover (Canada)
LocationAlberta
British Columbia
Topo mapNTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes
Climbing
First ascent1957 S.A. Heiberg, P.J.B. Duffy, R.C. Hind, P. Ranier, I. Spreat
Easiest routeScrambling Routes

A Boer War veteran, Northover enlisted at Regina in the North-West Battalion. He served with the 28th Battalion, C.E.F. and was awarded the Military Cross for action taken on Oct. 8, 1915. In 1916 he returned to Canada on a speaking tour, visiting relatives in Edmonton. [1][3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Northover is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

See also

References
  1. PeakFinder
  2. "Mount Northover". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  3. Mount Northover; Edmonton Bulletin, June 16, 1916
  4. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.


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