Mount Balfour (Canada)
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Mount Balfour is located on the border of Alberta
and British Columbia
. It is the 49th highest peak in Alberta and the 63rd highest in British Columbia, it is also the 52nd most prominence in Alberta. It was named in 1859 by James Hector Balfour, Professor John Hutton MD.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
and British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
. It is the 49th highest peak in Alberta and the 63rd highest in British Columbia, it is also the 52nd most prominence in Alberta. It was named in 1859 by James Hector Balfour, Professor John Hutton MD.
See also
- List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border
- Mountains of AlbertaMountains of AlbertaMost of Alberta's mountains are found in the south-western part of the province of Alberta on the eastern slopes of the Canadian Rockies . Other elevated spots can be found in the Caribou Mountains and the Cypress Hills....
- Mountains of British Columbia