Mount Pocaterra | |
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![]() Mt. Pocaterra (left), Pocaterra Ridge (right) from the south | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,941 m (9,649 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 461 m (1,512 ft) [2] |
Parent peak | Mount Rae (3218 m) [2] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 50°35′57″N 115°01′44″W / 50.59917°N 115.02889°W [2] |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta, Canada |
Parent range | Elk Range [3] |
Topo map | NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes [2] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Moderate Scramble via Mt. Tyrwhitt [4] |
Mount Pocaterra is the unofficial name of a rocky formation named after the Pocaterra Creek in the same region. It is located in the Elk Range in Alberta. [1] [2] This peak is located on the crest of a ridge, about 1.5 km north of the lower Mount Tyrwhitt. The peak is a double summit, with the north summit slightly higher. [4]
Mount Pocaterra | |
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![]() Mt. Pocaterra (left), Pocaterra Ridge (right) from the south | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,941 m (9,649 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 461 m (1,512 ft) [2] |
Parent peak | Mount Rae (3218 m) [2] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 50°35′57″N 115°01′44″W / 50.59917°N 115.02889°W [2] |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta, Canada |
Parent range | Elk Range [3] |
Topo map | NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes [2] |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Moderate Scramble via Mt. Tyrwhitt [4] |
Mount Pocaterra is the unofficial name of a rocky formation named after the Pocaterra Creek in the same region. It is located in the Elk Range in Alberta. [1] [2] This peak is located on the crest of a ridge, about 1.5 km north of the lower Mount Tyrwhitt. The peak is a double summit, with the north summit slightly higher. [4]