Mount Odlum Explained

Mount Odlum
Elevation M:2716
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:150
Prominence Ref:[2]
Range:Elk Range
Parent Peak:Running Rain Peak (2753 m)
Region Type:Provinces
Region:Alberta and British Columbia
Map:Canada Alberta#Canada British Columbia
Map Size:200
Label Position:right#left
Coordinates:50.4861°N -114.9381°W
Coordinates Ref:[3]
Topo:NTS [4]

Mount Odlum is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1917 after Victor Wentworth Odlum, Brigadier-General in the Canadian army during World War I. After the war, he entered politics from 1924–1947.[3]

Geology

Mount Odlum is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.

See also

Notes and References

  1. 996. Mount Odlum. 2021-07-19.
  2. 37602. Mount Odlum. 2021-07-19.
  3. 17944. Mount Odlum. 2021-07-19.
  4. IANAD. Mount Odlum (Alberta). 2021-07-19.