Mount Strachan
Mountain in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada
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Mount Strachan
Location in Alberta
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Mount Strachan
Mount Strachan (British Columbia)
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Mount Strachan is located North of Fording River Pass and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border.[5] It was named in 1918 after Lt. Henry Strachan, VC, a Scottish born Canadian army officer.[1][3]Lt. Strachan was awarded the Victoria Cross after leading his regiment through German lines in World War I, killing seven gunners of a machine gun battery with his own sword and returning safely with his men and 15 prisoners through enemy lines during the night.[5]
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References
- ^ a b c "Mount Strachan". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ a b "Topographic map of Mount Strachan". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ a b c d "Mount Strachan". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
- ^ a b "Mount Strachan (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ a b c "Mount Strachan". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-12-23.
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