Elk Range (Canada)

Elk Range
Elk Range
	Mt. Tyrwhitt from Pocaterra Ridge
Highest point
Peak	Mount Pocaterra
Elevation	2,941 m (9,649 ft)
Coordinates	50°35′57″N 115°01′44″W / 50.59917°N 115.02889°W
Dimensions
Area	234 km2 (90 sq mi)
Geography
Country	Canada
Provinces	British Columbia and Alberta
Range coordinates	50°31′09″N 114°57′14″W / 50.51917°N 114.95389°WCoordinates: 50°31′09″N 114°57′14″W / 50.51917°N 114.95389°W
Parent range	Front Ranges

The Elk Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, located on the southern edge of Kananaskis on the Alberta-British Columbia border. The range was named for elk found on the mountain slopes and in the nearby Elk River valley. Originally known as the Elk Mountains in 1917, the name was formally changed to the Elk Range in 1951.^[4]

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

Mountain/Peak	metres	feet
Mount Pocaterra	2,941	9,650
Mount McPhail	2,883	9,459
Mount Tyrwhitt	2,874	9,430
Mount Bishop	2,850	9,350
Mount Loomis	2,822	9,259
Mount Odlum	2,716	8,911
	2,667	8,750

References[]

^ "Mount Pocaterra". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
^ "Elk Range". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
^ "Elk Range (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
^ "Elk Range". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-07-17.

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[bivouac-1] "Mount Pocaterra". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-07-17.

[bivouac_elk-2] "Elk Range". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-07-17.

[cgndb-3] "Elk Range (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-07-17.

[bcgnis-4] "Elk Range". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-07-17.

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