Mount Northover

#1000 among destinations in Canada

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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 to the north-northeast. 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. ()

First ascent: 1957Elevation: 9839 ftProminence: 1138 ftCoordinates: 50°35'20"N, 115°14'24"W

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Mount Northover – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lower Kananaskis Lake, Mount Sarrail, Warrior Mountain, Mount Nomad.

6.4 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lower Kananaskis Lake
163 min walk • Lower Kananaskis Lake is a natural lake that was turned into a reservoir in Kananaskis Country in Alberta, Canada. Lower Kananaskis Lake is in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park along with the Upper Kananaskis Lake.
3.2 miE
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Mount Sarrail
83 min walk • Mount Sarrail is a 3,159-metre mountain summit located in Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Mount Sarrail is situated 1.0 kilometre north of the Continental Divide, within Peter Lougheed Provincial Park.
1.5 miS
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Warrior Mountain, Height of the Rockies Provincial Park
38 min walk • Warrior Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1917 after HMS Warrior. The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1930 by Kate Gardiner and Walter Feuz. The duo also made the first ascents of nearby Mount Sarrail and Mount Lyautey that same year.
5.3 miN
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Mount Nomad
136 min walk • Mount Nomad is a 2,544-metre mountain summit located in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
4.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Upper Kananaskis Lake
109 min walk • Upper Kananaskis Lake is a natural lake that was turned into a reservoir in Kananaskis Country in Alberta, Canada. Upper Kananaskis Lake, along with the Lower Kananaskis Lake, is located in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park.
5.4 miNE
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Mount Indefatigable
137 min walk • Mount Indefatigable is a 2,667-metre mountain summit located in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. The peak is visible from Alberta Highway 40, and the Kananaskis Lakes area. Mount Indefatigable's nearest higher neighbor is Mount Invincible, 1.8 km to the northwest.
1.2 miNE
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Mount Lyautey
32 min walk • Mount Lyautey is a 3,045-metre mountain summit located in Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Mount Lyautey is situated 2.0 kilometres east of the Continental Divide, within Peter Lougheed Provincial Park.
3.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Worthington
92 min walk • Mount Worthington is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1956 after Lt. Col.
3.9 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Foch
99 min walk • Mount Foch is a 3,194-metre mountain summit located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1918 after Marshall Ferdinand Foch.
6 miN
Mountain
Mount Beatty, Height of the Rockies Provincial Park
153 min walk • Mount Beatty is a mountain located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1924 after David Beatty, a British naval officer of Irish ancestry who commanded ships in the First World War.
3.8 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mount Putnik
99 min walk • Mount Putnik is a mountain located north of Three Isle Creek and west of the Kananaskis River in Peter Lougheed Provincial Park Alberta, Canada. The mountain is named after the Serbian Field Marshal Radomir Putnik.