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Aurora Mountain

Coordinates: 50°49′30″N 115°32′34″W / 50.82500°N 115.54278°W / 50.82500; -115.54278
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Aurora Mountain
Aurora Mountain is located in Alberta
Aurora Mountain
Aurora Mountain
Location in Alberta
Aurora Mountain is located in British Columbia
Aurora Mountain
Aurora Mountain
Location in British Columbia
Aurora Mountain is located in Canada
Aurora Mountain
Aurora Mountain
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation2,790 m (9,150 ft)[1]
Prominence250 m (820 ft)[2]
Parent peakMount Byng (2940 m)[2]
Listing
Coordinates50°49′30″N 115°32′34″W / 50.82500°N 115.54278°W / 50.82500; -115.54278[3][4]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Protected areaBanff National Park[5]
Parent rangeBlue Range[5][3]
Topo mapNTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine[3]
Climbing
First ascent1916 Interprovincial Boundary Commission[2][6]

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.[6][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.[7][8] The mountain was originally named Mount Aurora in 1916 by a survey party but was changed in 1957 to its current name.[8]

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References

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  1. ^ Banff & Mount Assiniboine (Map). Gem Trek Publishing. 1997.
  2. ^ a b c d "Aurora Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved Feb 21, 2009.
  3. ^ a b c "Aurora Mountain (AB)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  4. ^ "Aurora Mountain (BC)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2025-03-30.
  5. ^ a b NTS map sheet 82J13 Mount Assiniboine
  6. ^ a b "Aurora Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved Feb 21, 2009.
  7. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 14.
  8. ^ a b "Aurora Mountain". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2025-03-30.