Mount Pocaterra

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]

Mount Pocaterra
Mt. Pocaterra (left), Pocaterra Ridge (right) from the south
Highest point
Elevation2,941 m (9,649 ft)[1]
Prominence461 m (1,512 ft)[2]
Parent peakMount Rae (3218 m)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates50°35′57″N 115°01′44″W[2]
Geography
Mount Pocaterra is located in Alberta
Mount Pocaterra
Mount Pocaterra
Location in Alberta
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeElk Range[3]
Topo mapNTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[2]
Climbing
Easiest routeModerate Scramble via Mt. Tyrwhitt[4]

See also

References

  1. "Mount Pocaterra". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  2. "Mount Pocaterra". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
  3. Kananaskis Lakes (Map). 1:50,000. Cochrane, AB: Gem Trek Publishing. 1998. § D4D5. ISBN 1-895526-24-8. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  4. 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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