Elk Range (Canada)

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Elk Range
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Mt. Tyrwhitt from Pocaterra Ridge
Highest point
PeakMount Pocaterra
Elevation 2,941 m (9,649 ft) [1]
Coordinates 50°35′57″N115°01′44″W / 50.59917°N 115.02889°W / 50.59917; -115.02889 [1]
Dimensions
Area234 km2 (90 sq mi) [2]
Geography
Canada Alberta relief location map - transverse mercator proj.svg
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CountryCanada
Provinces British Columbia and Alberta
Range coordinates 50°31′09″N114°57′14″W / 50.51917°N 114.95389°W / 50.51917; -114.95389 Coordinates: 50°31′09″N114°57′14″W / 50.51917°N 114.95389°W / 50.51917; -114.95389 [3]
Parent range Front Ranges

The Elk Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located on the southern edge of Kananaskis on the Alberta-British Columbia border. The range was named for elk found on the mountain slopes and in the nearby Elk River valley. Originally known as the Elk Mountains in 1917, the name was formally changed to the Elk Range in 1951. [4]

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

Mountain/Peakmetresfeet
Mount Pocaterra 2,9419,650
Mount McPhail 2,8839,459
Mount Tyrwhitt 2,8749,430
Mount Bishop 2,8509,350
Mount Loomis 2,8229,259
Mount Odlum 2,7168,911
Horned Mountain 2,6678,750

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  4. "Elk Range". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2021-07-17.