Mount Pocaterra

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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″N115°01′44″W / 50.59917°N 115.02889°W / 50.59917; -115.02889 [2]
Geography
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Mount Pocaterra
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
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]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mount Pocaterra". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Mount Pocaterra". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  3. ↑ Kananaskis Lakes (Map). 1:50,000. Cochrane, AB: Gem Trek Publishing. 2024 [1998]. § D4–D5. ISBN   1-895526-24-8 . Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  4. 1 2 Kane, Alan (2016). "Mount Pocaterra". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies (3rd ed.). Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. Kindle Edition. ISBN   978-1-77160-098-9.
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