Photo: Looking west to Mount Farquhar from a small hill above the west fork of Lost Creek (courtesy Rienk Lakeman)
Mount Farquhar
- 2905 m (9,531ft)
- Naming History
50.2153N -114.749W
Located on the continental divide at the head of Cataract Creek; headwaters of Brownie and McQuarrie Creek
Range: High Rock
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Kananaskis
Headwater: Bow/Kootenay
Located on the continental divide at the head of Cataract Creek; headwaters of Brownie and McQuarrie Creek
Range: High Rock
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Kananaskis
Headwater: Bow/Kootenay
Year Named: 1917
Named for: Farquhar, Lt. Col. F.D. (Lt. Col. Farquhar D.S.O. was the Commander of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. He was killed during WW I.)
Named for: Farquhar, Lt. Col. F.D. (Lt. Col. Farquhar D.S.O. was the Commander of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. He was killed during WW I.)
Lieut.-Colonel F. D. Farquhar D.S.O. was killed while superintending some trench work on March 20, 1915.
Photo: Mount Farquhar from the northeast on Mount Burke
Looking west to (l-r) Mount Farquhar, un-named, Mount Holcroft, and Mount Scrimger from Windy Peak (courtesy Sonny Bou)