Mount Hood is a 2,903-metre (9,524-foot) mountain summit located in the Opal Range of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.[4]
| Mount Hood | |
|---|---|
  Mount Hood Location in Alberta  Mount Hood Location in Canada | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,903 m (9,524 ft)[1][2][3] |
| Prominence | 145 m (476 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Evan-Thomas (3097 m)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 50°44′48″N 115°5′20″W / 50.74667°N 115.08889°W[4] |
| Naming | |
| Etymology | Horace Hood |
| Geography | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Protected area | Kananaskis Country |
| Parent range | |
| Topo map | NTS 82J14 Spray Lakes Reservoir[4] |
History
editThe mountain was named in honour of Rear Admiral Horace Hood who participated in the Battle of Jutland and went down with HMS Invincible.[5]
The mountain's name was made official in 1922 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[4]
The first ascent of the peak was made in 1953 by J. Dodds, W. Lemmon, and party.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Mount Hood". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2022-03-28.
- ^ a b "Mount Hood". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ "Topographic map of Mount Hood". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-08-25.
- ^ a b c d "Mount Hood". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-11-15.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 65.
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