Photo: Looking southeast across Cabin Lake to Mount Byng (left) and Aurora Mountain (courtesy Ron Hunter)
Aurora Mountain
- 2789 m (9,151ft)
- First Ascent
- Naming History
50.8272N -115.561W
Located on the continental divide at the head of of Currie Creek, Aurora Creek, and Owl Creek; southeast buttress of Marvel Pass
Range: Blue
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Banff
Headwater: Bow/Kootenay
Located on the continental divide at the head of of Currie Creek, Aurora Creek, and Owl Creek; southeast buttress of Marvel Pass
Range: Blue
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Banff
Headwater: Bow/Kootenay
Ascent Date: 1916
Ascent Party: Interprovincial Boundary Commission
Ascent Party: Interprovincial Boundary Commission
Year Named: 1917
Named for: HMS Aurora was a Royal Navy light cruiser which engaged in a battle in the North Sea, 24 January, 1915. WW I
Named for: HMS Aurora was a Royal Navy light cruiser which engaged in a battle in the North Sea, 24 January, 1915. WW I