Fossil Mountain

Fossil Mountain is a mountain located south of in , Canada. The mountain was named in 1906 by M.P. Bridgland, of the first ascent party, after the numerous fossils that can be found on its slopes.
Wikipedia
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Brachiopod Mountain and Ptarmigan Peak.

Peak
was named by James F. Porter for the fossil brachiopods found in the Devonian limestone of the mountain. It is located in the Slate Range, a subset of the in , Canada.

Peak
Photo: Graham Lewis, CC BY 2.0.
is a mountain located near in , , Canada. The mountain was named in 1909 by J.W.A. Hickson, who named it after encountering several rock ptarmigan in the meadows below the peak.

Peak
Photo: Orlandkurtenbach, Public domain.
is a mountain located in in , Canada. It is situated towards the east of the , at the head of the , and is part of the .

Fossil Mountain

Latitude
51.5028° or 51° 30′ 10″ north
Longitude
-116.0456° or 116° 2′ 44″ west
Elevation
2,946 metres (9,665 feet)
Open location code
9535GX33+4Q
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2689320546
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­peak
Geo­Names ID
5956374
Wiki­data ID
Q5473491
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Fossil Mountain” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Fossil Mountain”
  • Cebuano: “Fossil Mountain (bukid sa Canada)”
  • Cebuano: “Fossil Mountain”
  • Dutch: “Fossil Mountain”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “جبل فوسيل”
  • Hebrew: “הר פוסיל”
  • Ladin: “Fossil Mountain”
  • Swedish: “Fossil Mountain (berg i Kanada)”
  • Swedish: “Fossil Mountain”

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