Mount Turner | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,806 m (9,206 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 389 m (1,276 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Byng (2965 m)[1] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 50°51′16″N 115°28′39″W / 50.85444°N 115.47750°W[3] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Parent range | Blue Range[1] Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82J14 Spray Lakes Reservoir[3] |
Geology | |
Age of rock | Cambrian |
Type of rock | Sedimentary rock |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Scramble |
Mount Turner is a 2,806-metre (9,206-foot) mountain summit located in the upper Spray River Valley of southern Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Mount Turner in not visible from any road in Banff Park, however, it can be seen from Alberta Highway 742, also known as the Smith-Dorrien/Spray Trail in Kananaskis Country. Mount Turner's nearest higher peak is Cone Mountain, 2.91 km (1.81 mi) to the north.[2]