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Mount Pocaterra
Mount Pocaterra is located in Alberta
Mount Pocaterra
Mount Pocaterra
Location in Alberta
Highest point
Elevation 2,941 m (9,649 ft)
Prominence 461 m (1,512 ft)
Geography
Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Elk Range
Topo map NTS 82J/11

Mount Pocaterra is a rocky formation named after the Pocaterra Creek in the same region. It is located in the Elk Range in Alberta. This peak is located on the crest of the ridge, about 1.5 km north of Mount Tyrwhitt. It is not labelled on the 1:50,000 map. On the map, this is a long, thin, ridge-like peak running north–south. and joined to the lower Mount Tyrwhitt. The peak is reportedly a double summit, with the north summit slightly higher. (On the 1:50,000 map there is no contour shown for the double summit).

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