Mount Nomad facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Mount Nomad |
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Mount Nomad between larch trees
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,544 m (8,346 ft) |
Naming | |
Etymology | HMS Nomad |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta |
Country | Canada |
Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82J/11 |
Mount Nomad is a 2,544-metre (8,346-foot) mountain summit located in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
History
In 1991, The Grand Fleet Expidition recommended that the mountain be named after HMS Nomad in order to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of the Battle of Jutland. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1995.
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