Elk Pass
Elk Pass is a high mountain pass in the Canadian Rockies, traversing the continental divide. It connects the Elk Valley in the province of British Columbia with the Kananaskis Valley in Alberta.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Fox and Mount Pocaterra.
Mount Fox
Peak
Mount Fox is a 2,973-metre mountain on the shared border between Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. It is situated on the Continental Divide south of the Kananaskis Lakes area of the Canadian Rockies.
Mount Pocaterra
Peak
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.
Elk Pass
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 1,953 metres
- Description: mountain pass on border of Alberta and British Columbia in Canada
- Categories: mountain pass and landform
- Location: Alberta, Prairies, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.58578° or 50° 35′ 9″ north
Longitude
-115.07433° or 115° 4′ 28″ west
Elevation
1,953 metres (6,407 feet)
Open location code
9526HWPG+87
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Elk Pass” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Elk Pass”
- German: “Elk Pass”
- Hebrew: “מעבר אלק (קנדה)”
- Hebrew: “מעבר אלק”
- Swedish: “Elk Pass”
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