Mount Odlum
Mount Odlum is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1917 after Victor Wentworth Odlum, Brigadier-General in the Canadian army during World War I. After the war, he entered politics from 1924–1947.
Geology
Mount Odlum is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.
See also
References
- ^ "Mount Odlum". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- ^ "Mount Odlum". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- ^ "Mount Odlum". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- ^ "Mount Odlum (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
 | This article related to a mountain, mountain range, or peak in Canada is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This Alberta's Rockies location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a location in the Regional District of East Kootenay, Canada is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |