Mount Hood (Alberta)

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| parent_peak = Mount Evan-Thomas (3097 m)

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Mount Hood is a {{Convert|2903|m|ft|abbr=off|adj=on}} mountain summit located in the Opal Range of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.

History

The mountain was named in honour of Rear Admiral Horace Hood who participated in the Battle of Jutland and went down with {{HMS|Invincible|1907|6}}.

The mountain's name was made official in 1922 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.

The first ascent of the peak was made in 1953 by J. Dodds, W. Lemmon, and party.

References

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{{cite peakfinder|id=645|title=Mount Hood|access-date=2020-11-15}}

{{cite cgndb|id= IAJYR |name= Mount Hood |access-date=2020-11-15}}

{{cite book|title=Place-names of Alberta|year=1928|publisher=Geographic Board of Canada|location=Ottawa|page=65|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015070267029&view=1up&seq=69}}

{{cite opentopomap|Mount Hood|50.7466666|-115.0888889|2021-08-25}}

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Category:Two-thousanders of Alberta

Category:Opal Range