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Mount Cornwell (Canada)

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Topo map
  
NTS 82J/07

Elevation
  
2,972 m

Prominence
  
176 m

Easiest route
  
rock/snow climb

First ascent
  
1915

Province
  
British Columbia

Mount Cornwell (Canada)

Location
  
Alberta/British Columbia, Canada

Parent range
  
Kananaskis Range, Park Ranges, Canadian Rockies

Mountain range
  
Canadian Rockies, Park Ranges, Kananaskis Range

Similar
  
Sentinel Peak, Mount McPhail, Mount Hosmer, Mount Tyrwhitt

Mount Cornwell is located on the Continental Divide on the boundary between British Columbia and Alberta along the spine of the Park Ranges of the Canadian Rockies. The mountain was named in 1918 after "boy hero" John Cornwell, a sixteen-year-old crewman aboard HMS Chester, which was severely damaged in the Battle of Jutland. Cornwell was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross for his bravery during the battle. Mount Chester was also named after his ship.

Map of Mount Cornwell, East Kootenay A, BC, Canada

References

Mount Cornwell (Canada) Wikipedia