Mount Worthington | |
Elevation M: | 2915 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence M: | 385 |
Range: | Spray Mountains[2] |
Parent Peak: | Mount Lyautey (3045 m) |
Region Type: | Provinces |
District: | Kootenay Land District |
Part Type: | Protected area |
Part: | Height of the Rockies Provincial Park |
Map: | Canada Alberta#Canada British Columbia |
Map Size: | 200 |
Label Position: | right#left |
Coordinates: | 50.6267°N -115.2972°W |
Coordinates Ref: | [3] |
Mount Worthington is located on the eastern side of Mount McHarg, in Height of the Rockies Provincial Park, and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border.[4] It was named in 1956 after Lt. Col. Don Worthington who was killed in action in 1944 during the Second World War while commanding the 7th Battalion, The British Columbia Regiment.[4] [5] [1]