Mount O'Beirne

Mount O'Beirne is a mountain in the Continental Ranges on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It is Alberta's 59th most prominent mountain. It was named in 1918 by Arthur Oliver Wheeler after Eugene Francis O'Beirne, a "sponger and general pest" who in 1864 had attached himself to William Wentworth-FitzWilliam, Viscount Milton and Walter Butler Cheadle's expedition over the Yellowhead Pass.[1][4]

Mount O'Beirne
Mount O'Beirne is located in Alberta
Mount O'Beirne
Mount O'Beirne
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Mount O'Beirne is located in British Columbia
Mount O'Beirne
Mount O'Beirne
Mount O'Beirne (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation2,637 m (8,652 ft)[1][2]
Prominence210 m (690 ft)[3]
Parent peakRink Peak (2664 m)[3]
Listing
Coordinates52°54′49″N 118°37′17″W[4]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Parent rangePark Ranges
Topo mapNTS 83D15 Lucerne

See also

References

  1. Birrell, Dave (2000). 50 Roadside Panoramas in the Canadian Rockies. Rocky Mountain Books Ltd. p. 20. ISBN 9780921102656. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  2. "Topographic map of O'Beirne Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  3. "Mount O'Beirne". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  4. "Mount O'Beirne". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 3 December 2015.


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