Highwood Pass
Highwood Pass is a mountain pass in Kananaskis Country, Alberta, Canada. It lies west of Mount Rae and Mount Arethusa of the Misty Range, south of Elbow Pass.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Tyrwhitt and Mount Rae.
Mount Tyrwhitt
Peak
Photo: Chwilliams, Public domain.
Mount Tyrwhitt is a mountain in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada, located between Highway 40 and Elk Pass in the Elk Range of the Canadian Rockies, west of the Highwood Pass parking lot in Kananaskis Country and south east of Upper Kananaskis Lake.
Mount Rae
Peak
Photo: Kevin lenz, CC BY-SA 2.5.
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.
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.
Highwood Pass
- Type: Mountain saddle with an elevation of 2,550 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
50.59623° or 50° 35′ 46″ northLongitude
-114.98451° or 114° 59′ 4″ westElevation
2,550 metres (8,366 feet)Open location code
9527H2W8+F5OpenStreetMap ID
node 1339315277OpenStreetMap feature
natural=saddle
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Highwood Pass” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Highwood Pass”
- Hebrew: “מעבר הייווד”
- Swedish: “Highwood Pass”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Little Arethusa and Highwood Ridge.
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