Elbow Pass
Elbow Pass is the mountain pass between the Highwood and Elbow areas in Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada. It contains Elbow Lake which is the headwaters of the Elbow River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Rae and Gap Mountain.
Mount Rae
Peak
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Mount Rae is a mountain located on the eastern side of Highway 40 between Elbow Pass and the Ptarmigan Cirque in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta. Mount Rae was named after John Rae, explorer of Northern Canada, in 1859.
Gap Mountain
Peak
Gap Mountain is a 2,675-metre mountain summit located at the southern end of the Opal Range in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. The nearest higher neighbor is Elpoca Mountain, 2 km to the east.
Elbow Pass
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,001 metres
- Description: mountain pass in Alberta, Canada
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Kananaskis Improvement District, Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
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Latitude
50.63708° or 50° 38′ 14″ northLongitude
-115.01011° or 115° 0′ 36″ westElevation
2,001 metres (6,565 feet)Open location code
9526JXPQ+RXOpenStreetMap ID
node 3058542579OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Elbow Pass” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Elbow Pass”
- Hebrew: “מעבר אלבו”
- Swedish: “Elbow Pass”
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