Mount Helmer is located on the border of
Alberta
Alberta is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Canada. It is a part of Western Canada and is one of the three Canadian Prairies, prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to its west, Saskatchewan to its east, t ...
and
British Columbia
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, East of Waitabit Creek and North of
Golden.
It was named in 1924 after Brigadier-General Richard Alexis Helmer (1864-1920) and his son
Alexis Helmer (1892-1915) were killed in battle and was part of the inspiration for ''
In Flanders Fields
"In Flanders Fields" is a war poem in the form of a rondeau, written during the First World War by Canadian physician Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae. He was inspired to write it on May 3, 1915, after presiding over the funeral of friend ...
'' through his friendship with
John McCrae
Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae (November 30, 1872 – January 28, 1918) was a Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during World War I and a surgeon during the Second Battle of Ypres, in Belgium. He is best known for writing th ...
.
[ It is the 194th highest mountain in Alberta and the 355th highest mountain in Canada.
]
See also
*List of peaks on the British Columbia–Alberta border
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References
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Mountains of Banff National Park
Three-thousanders of Alberta
Three-thousanders of British Columbia
Park Ranges
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