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.[1][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.[3]
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Elevation | 2,797 m (9,177 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 277 m (909 ft)[2] |
Coordinates | 50°49′30″N 115°32′35″W[1] |
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Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Parent range | Blue Range |
Topo map | NTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine |
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First ascent | 1916 Interprovincial Boundary Commission[2] |
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