Quartz Hill (Canada)

Quartz Hill is located on the NE side of Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park along the Continental Divide marking the Alberta/British Columbia border.[5] It is so named due to the top of the mountain is mostly quartz.[1][3]

Quartz Hill
Quartz Hill is located in Alberta
Quartz Hill
Quartz Hill
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Quartz Hill is located in British Columbia
Quartz Hill
Quartz Hill
Quartz Hill (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation2,580 m (8,460 ft)[1][2]
Prominence278 m (912 ft)[3]
Parent peakMount Howard Douglas
Listing
Coordinates51°02′11″N 115°45′43″W[4]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District[5]
Protected areas
Parent rangePark Ranges
Topo mapNTS 82O4 Banff[4]

See also

References
  1. "Quartz Hill". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  2. "Topographic map of Quartz Hill". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  3. "Quartz Hill". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  4. "Quartz Hill". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  5. "Quartz Hill". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
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