Mount Hurd
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| Mount Hurd | |
|---|---|
  Mount Hurd | |
| Location | |
| Range | Canadian Rockies |
| Coordinates | 51°17′06″N 116°32′11″W / 51.28500°N 116.53639°WCoordinates: 51°17′06″N 116°32′11″W / 51.28500°N 116.53639°W |
Mount Hurd is a Canadian mountain in the Ottertail Range of the Rocky Mountains in British Columbia. It was named after Major Marshall Farnam Hurd (1823-1903) a Canadian Pacific Railway engineer and explorer. It was featured on a 1928 Canada Post 10¢ stamp based on a painting by Frederic Marlett Bell-Smith.
References
- "Mount Hurd". BC Geographical Names. http://apps.gov.bc.ca/pub/bcgnws/names/15674.html.
- "Canadian Postal Archives Database".
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