Mount Odlum

Mount Odlum
North aspect
Highest point
Elevation2,716 m (8,911 ft)[1]
Prominence150 m (490 ft)[2]
Parent peakRunning Rain Peak (2753 m)[2]
Listing
Coordinates50°29′10″N 114°56′17″W / 50.48611°N 114.93806°W / 50.48611; -114.93806[3]
Geography
Mount Odlum is located in Alberta
Mount Odlum
Mount Odlum
Location in Alberta
Mount Odlum is located in British Columbia
Mount Odlum
Mount Odlum
Location in British Columbia
Mount Odlum is located in Canada
Mount Odlum
Mount Odlum
Location in Canada
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Parent rangeElk Range
Topo mapNTS 82J7 Mount Head[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.[5]

See also

  • List of peaks on the Alberta–British Columbia border

References

  1. ^ "Mount Odlum". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Odlum". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Odlum". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  4. ^ "Mount Odlum (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
  5. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
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