Blackrock Mountain (Canada)

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Blackrock Mountain
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Blackrock Mountain
Location in Alberta
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Blackrock Mountain
Location in British Columbia
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Blackrock Mountain
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation 2,911 m (9,551 ft) [1]
Prominence 481 m (1,578 ft) [2]
Parent peak Elephas Mountain 2978 m [2]
Listing
Coordinates 52°34′17″N118°17′59″W / 52.57139°N 118.29972°W / 52.57139; -118.29972 [3] [4]
Geography
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range Continental
Topo map NTS   83D9 Amethyst Lakes [3]

Blackrock Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1921 by Arthur O. Wheeler for the black Ordovician rock present in the area. [1] [2] [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Blackrock Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  2. 1 2 3 "Blackrock Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  3. 1 2 "Blackrock Mountain (AB)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2025-04-25.
  4. ↑ "Blackrock Mountain (BC)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2025-04-25.
  5. ↑ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names . Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p.  44. ISBN   978-1-894765-79-4.
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