Elk Range (Canada)
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The Elk Range is a mountain range
of the Canadian Rockies
, located on the southern edge of Kananaskis on the Alberta
-British Columbia
border.
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
Mountain range
A mountain range is a single, large mass consisting of a succession of mountains or narrowly spaced mountain ridges, with or without peaks, closely related in position, direction, formation, and age; a component part of a mountain system or of a mountain chain...
of the Canadian Rockies
Canadian Rockies
The Canadian Rockies comprise the Canadian segment of the North American Rocky Mountains range. They are the eastern part of the Canadian Cordillera, extending from the Interior Plains of Alberta to the Rocky Mountain Trench of British Columbia. The southern end borders Idaho and Montana of the USA...
, located on the southern edge of Kananaskis on the Alberta
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
-British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
border.
This range includes the following mountains and peaks:
| Mountain/Peak | metres | feet |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Pocaterra Mount Pocaterra Mount Pocaterra was named after George Pocaterra. It is located in the Elk Range in Alberta.... |
2,941 | 9,650 |
| Mount McPhail Mount McPhail Mount McPhail was named in 1918 after Norman R. McPhail. It is located in the Elk Range of the Park Ranges of the Canadian Rockies and stands astride the British Columbia-Alberta border, which follows the Continental Divide in this area.-See also:... |
2,883 | 9,459 |
| Mount Tyrwhitt Mount Tyrwhitt Mount Tyrwhitt is a mountain in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada located between Highway 40 and Elk Pass in the Elk Range of the Canadian Rockies, west of the Highwood Pass parking lot in Kananaskis Country and south east of Upper Kananaskis Lake... |
2,874 | 9,430 |
| Mount Bishop | 2,850 | 9,350 |
| Mount Loomis Mount Loomis Mount Loomis is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1918 after Loomis, F.V.W.-See also:* List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border* Mountains of Alberta* Mountains of British Columbia... |
2,822 | 9,259 |
| Mount Odlum Mount Odlum Mount Odlum is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1917 after Odlum, Brigadier-General V.W.-See also:* List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border* Mountains of Alberta... |
2,716 | 8,911 |
| Horned Mountain | 2,667 | 8,750 |