Mount Mercer (Alberta)

Mount Mercer
South aspect of Mount Mercer (centre)
Highest point
Elevation2,970 m (9,744 ft)[1][2]
Prominence295 m (968 ft)[1]
Parent peakBeersheba Peak (3,054 m)[1]
Isolation1.93 km (1.20 mi)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates50°55′24″N 115°31′13″W / 50.92333°N 115.52028°W / 50.92333; -115.52028[3]
Naming
EtymologyMalcolm Mercer
Geography
Mount Mercer is located in Alberta
Mount Mercer
Mount Mercer
Location of Mount Mercer in Alberta
Mount Mercer is located in Canada
Mount Mercer
Mount Mercer
Mount Mercer (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaBanff National Park
Parent rangeSundance Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine[3]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Mountain typeFault block
Type of rockLimestone

Mount Mercer is a 2,970-metre (9,744-foot) mountain summit located in Alberta, Canada.

  1. ^ a b c d "Mount Mercer, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved November 7, 2022.
  2. ^ William Lowell Putnam, Glen W. Boles (1973), Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada, South, American Alpine Club, p. 109
  3. ^ a b "Mount Mercer". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-11-07.