Mount Holcroft

{{Short description|Mountain in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada}}

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| elevation_m = 2713

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| prominence_m = 254

| prominence_ref = {{cite bivouac|id=8472|name=Mount Holcroft|access-date=2022-06-28}}

| range = High Rock Range

| parent_peak = Mount Farquhar (2894 m)

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| Mountains of British Columbia}}

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| map_caption = Location in Alberta##Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada

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| country = Canada | region_type = Provinces | region = {{enum|Alberta|British Columbia}}

| coordinates = {{coord|50|14|05|N|114|45|51|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=IAJDI|name=Mount Holcroft (Alberta)|access-date=2022-06-28}}

| topo_map = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|J|2}}

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Mount Holcroft is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named after Herbert Spencer Holcroft (1877-1916), H.S. D.L.S. in 1918. Lieutenant Spencer was wounded during World War I and later died in hospital of cardiac failure.{{cite bcgnis|id=17412|title=Mount Holcroft|access-date=2022-06-28}}

See also

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Category:Two-thousanders of Alberta

Category:Two-thousanders of British Columbia

Category:High Rock Range

Category:Kootenay Land District

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