Mount Holcroft | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,713 m (8,901 ft) [1] [2] |
Prominence | 254 m (833 ft) [3] |
Parent peak | Mount Farquhar (2894 m) [3] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 50°14′05″N 114°45′51″W / 50.23472°N 114.76417°W [4] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Parent range | High Rock Range [3] |
Topo map | NTS 82J2 Fording River [4] |
Mount Holcroft is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named after Herbert Spencer Holcroft (1877-1916), H.S. D.L.S. in 1918. Lieutenant Spencer was wounded during World War I and later died in hospital of cardiac failure. [5] [2] [3]