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 | |
| Elevation | 2,941 m (9,649 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 461 m (1,512 ft)[2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Rae (3218 m)[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 50°35′57″N 115°01′44″W / 50.59917°N 115.02889°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Pocaterra Location in Alberta | |
| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Elk Range[3] |
| Topo map | NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[2] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Moderate Scramble via Mt. Tyrwhitt[4] |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Mount Pocaterra". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ a b c d e "Mount Pocaterra". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ Kananaskis Lakes (Map). 1:50,000. Cochrane, AB: Gem Trek Publishing. 1998. § D4–D5. ISBN 1-895526-24-8. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
- ^ a b Kane, Alan (2016). "Mount Pocaterra". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies (3rd ed.). Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. Kindle Edition. ISBN 978-1-77160-098-9.
Gallery edit
External links edit
- Mt. Pocaterra photo: Flickr