Gibraltar Mountain (Alberta)

Coordinates: 50°35′25″N 114°50′14″W / 50.59028°N 114.83722°W / 50.59028; -114.83722
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Gibraltar Mountain
Highest point
Elevation2,665 m (8,743 ft)[1]
Prominence455 m (1,493 ft)[1]
Parent peakMist Mountain
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates50°35′25″N 114°50′14″W / 50.59028°N 114.83722°W / 50.59028; -114.83722[2]
Geography
LocationKananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada
Parent rangeMisty Range
Topo mapNTS 82J10 Mount Rae

Gibraltar Mountain is a peak in the Canadian Rockies, located 23 km (14 mi) east of Upper Kananaskis Lake, Alberta. Named in 1928 due to its physical likeness to the Rock of Gibraltar in the Mediterranean Sea.[1][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Gibraltar Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  2. ^ "Gibraltar Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2013-06-16.
  3. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 57.