Mount O'Beirne

Mount O'Beirne is a mountain in the Continental Ranges on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It is Alberta's 59th most prominent mountain. It was named in 1918 by Arthur Oliver Wheeler after Eugene Francis O'Beirne, a "sponger and general pest" who in 1864 had attached himself to William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, Viscount Milton and Walter Butler Cheadle's expedition over the Yellowhead Pass.^[1][4]

Mount O'Beirne
Mount O'Beirne Location in Alberta and British Columbia Show map of Alberta Mount O'Beirne Mount O'Beirne (British Columbia) Show map of British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation	2,637 m (8,652 ft)[1][2]
Prominence	210 m (690 ft)[3]
Parent peak	Rink Peak (2664 m)[3]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	52°54′49″N 118°37′17″W[4]
Geography
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range	Park Ranges
Topo map	NTS 83D15 Lucerne

See also

• List of peaks on the British Columbia–Alberta border

References

1. Birrell, Dave (2000). 50 Roadside Panoramas in the Canadian Rockies. Rocky Mountain Books Ltd. p. 20. ISBN 9780921102656. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
2. "Topographic map of O'Beirne Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
3. "Mount O'Beirne". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
4. "Mount O'Beirne". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 3 December 2015.