Aurora Mountain

Aurora Mountain is located in the Blue Range of the Canadian Rockies, which forms part of the Continental Divide and the provincial boundary between British Columbia and Alberta.^[1][2] It is named after HMS Aurora, a British Royal Navy light cruiser launched in 1913 that was transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy in 1920.^[3]

Aurora Mountain
Aurora Mountain Location in Alberta Show map of Alberta Aurora Mountain Aurora Mountain (British Columbia) Show map of British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation	2,797 m (9,177 ft)[1]
Prominence	277 m (909 ft)[2]
Coordinates	50°49′30″N 115°32′35″W[1]
Geography
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range	Blue Range
Topo map	NTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine
Climbing
First ascent	1916 Interprovincial Boundary Commission[2]

See also

• List of mountains of Alberta
• Mountains of British Columbia
• List of peaks on the Alberta–British Columbia border

References

1. "Aurora Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved Feb 21, 2009.
2. "Aurora Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved Feb 21, 2009.
3. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 14.

External links

• "Aurora Mountain". BC Geographical Names.