Elk Range (Canada)

Elk Range
Elk Range
	Mt. Tyrwhitt from Pocaterra Ridge
Highest point
Peak	Mount Pocaterra
Elevation	2,941 m (9,649 ft)
Coordinates	50°35′57″N 115°01′44″W / 50.59917°N 115.02889°W
Dimensions
Area	234 km2 (90 mi2)
Geography
	Elk Range Location within Alberta Elk Range Location within British Columbia Elk Range Location within Canada
Country	Canada
Provinces	British Columbia; Alberta;
Range coordinates	50°31′09″N 114°57′14″W / 50.51917°N 114.95389°W
Parent range	Front Ranges
Topo map	NTS 82J7 Mount Head

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]

Mountains

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

Rank	Mountain / Peak	Elevation		Prominence		Coordinates
Rank	Mountain / Peak	m	ft	m	ft	Coordinates
1	Mount Pocaterra	2,941	9,649	461	1,512	50°35′57″N 115°1′44″W / 50.59917°N 115.02889°W / 50.59917; -115.02889
2	Mount McPhail	2,886	9,469	676	2,218	50°24′29″N 114°51′40″W / 50.40806°N 114.86111°W / 50.40806; -114.86111
3	Mount Tyrwhitt	2,874	9,429	216	709	50°34′56″N 115°0′58″W / 50.58222°N 115.01611°W / 50.58222; -115.01611
4	Mount Bishop	2,850	9,350	359	1,178	50°26′24″N 114°52′48″W / 50.44000°N 114.88000°W / 50.44000; -114.88000
5	Mount Loomis	2,798	9,180	328	1,076	50°27′45″N 114°55′11″W / 50.46250°N 114.91972°W / 50.46250; -114.91972
6	Mount Odlum	2,729	8,953	184	604	50°29′10″N 114°56′17″W / 50.48611°N 114.93806°W / 50.48611; -114.93806

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References

1 2 "Mount Pocaterra". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
↑ "Elk Range". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
1 2 "Elk Range (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
↑ "Elk Range". BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO). Retrieved 2021-07-17.

[bivouac-1] 1 2 "Mount Pocaterra". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-07-17.

[bivouac_elk-2] "Elk Range". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-07-17.

[cgndb-3] 1 2 "Elk Range (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-07-17.

[bcgnis-4] "Elk Range". BC Geographical Names. Government of British Columbia – B.C. Geographical Names Office (BCGNO). Retrieved 2021-07-17.

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