| Mount Northover | |
| Elevation M: | 3048 |
| Elevation Ref: | [1] |
| Prominence M: | 347 |
| Range: | Park Ranges |
| Parent Peak: | Mount Lyautey (3045 m) |
| Region Type: | Provinces |
| Map: | Alberta#British Columbia#Canada |
| Map Size: | 200 |
| Label Position: | right#left |
| Coordinates: | 50.5889°N -115.2403°W |
| Coordinates Ref: | [2] |
| First Ascent: | 1957 by S.A. Heiberg, P.J.B. Duffy, R.C. Hind, P. Ranier, I. Spreat |
| Easiest Route: | Difficult Scramble with severe exposure |
Mount Northover is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. The nearest higher peak is Mount Lyautey, 2km (01miles) to the north-northeast.[3] It was named in 1917 after Lieutenant A.W. Northover, M.C., one of western Canada's first war heroes. Northover had recently migrated there from the United Kingdom and started a new family there.
A Boer War veteran, Northover enlisted at Regina in the North-West Battalion. He served with the 28th Battalion, C.E.F.,[4] and was awarded the Military Cross for action taken on Oct. 8, 1915. In 1916 he returned to Canada on a speaking tour, visiting relatives in Edmonton.[1] [5]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Northover is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.