Farbus Mountain is located on the provincial border of Alberta and British Columbia in Banff National Park. It was named in 1918 after Farbus, a village on the eastern slopes of Vimy Ridge in France.[1][2]In the Battle of Vimy Ridge, Canadian troops retook Farbus from German control on April 9, 1917 as part of securing the Brown Line objective.[4][5]

Farbus Mountain
Farbus Mtn. (left) from the Columbia Icefield
Highest point
Elevation	3,205 m (10,515 ft)[1]
Prominence	205 m (673 ft)[2]
Parent peak	Mount Lyell 3498 m[2]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	51°57′57″N 117°07′54″W[3]
Geography
Farbus Mountain Location in Alberta and British Columbia Show map of Alberta Farbus Mountain Farbus Mountain (British Columbia) Show map of British Columbia
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
National Park	Banff
Parent range	Continental Ranges[2]
Topo map	NTS 82N14 Rostrum Peak
Climbing
First ascent	1937 S.B. Hendricks, Rex Gibson[2]

See also

• List of peaks on the Alberta–British Columbia border
• Mountains of British Columbia

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