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Blackrock Mountain (Canada)

Coordinates: 52°34′17″N 118°17′59″W / 52.57139°N 118.29972°W / 52.57139; -118.29972
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Blackrock Mountain
Blackrock Mountain is located in Alberta
Blackrock Mountain
Blackrock Mountain
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Highest point
Elevation2,911 m (9,551 ft)[1]
Prominence479 m (1,572 ft)[2]
Parent peakElephas Mountain 2978 m[2]
Coordinates52°34′17″N 118°17′59″W / 52.57139°N 118.29972°W / 52.57139; -118.29972
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Parent rangeContinental
Topo mapNTS 83D/09

Blackrock Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1921 by Arthur O. Wheeler for the black Ordovician rock present in the area.[1][2][3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Blackrock Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  2. ^ a b c "Blackrock Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-07-10.
  3. ^ Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 44. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.