Tornado Mountain

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Tornado Mountain
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Tornado Mountain
Location in Alberta
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Tornado Mountain
Location in British Columbia
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Tornado Mountain
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation 3,090 m (10,140 ft) [1] [a]
Prominence 950 m (3,120 ft) [1]
Parent peak Mount Rae (3218 m) [1]
Listing
Coordinates 49°58′01″N114°39′16″W / 49.96694°N 114.65444°W / 49.96694; -114.65444 [4] [5]
Geography
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range High Rock Range [6]
Topo map NTS 82G15 Tornado Mountain [4] [5]
Climbing
First ascent 1915 Interprovincial Boundary Commission [1] [2]

Tornado Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. [7] It is Alberta's 48th most prominent mountain. It was named in 1915 by Morrison P. Bridgland. [2] [1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Tornado Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  2. 1 2 3 "Tornado Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2012-05-11.
  3. "Topographic map of Tornado Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  4. 1 2 "Tornado Mountain (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-11-17.
  5. 1 2 "Tornado Mountain (B.C.)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2025-02-23.
  6. NTS map sheet 82G15 Tornado Mountain
  7. "Tornado Mountain". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2021-11-17.
Notes
  1. Other sources state 3099 m. [2] [3]