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Jumpingpound Mountain
Jumpingpound Mountain is located in Alberta
Jumpingpound Mountain
Jumpingpound Mountain
Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation 2,225 m (7,300 ft)
Prominence 152 m (499 ft)
Parent peak Moose Mountain 2437 m
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Geography
Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Kananaskis Range
Topo map NTS 82J/15

Jumpingpound Mountain (elevation 2,225 m (7,300 ft)) is a mountain located 24 km (15 mi) west of Bragg Creek, Alberta in Kananaskis Country. It was named after Jumpingpound Creek in 1949 because a steep bank near the mouth was used as a buffalo jump by the Blackfoot First Nations.

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