Wind Mountain

Wind Mountain
Wind Mountain seen from Bow Valley
Highest point
Elevation3,153 m (10,344 ft)[1]
Prominence745 m (2,444 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Galatea (3185 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates50°57′15″N 115°14′46″W / 50.95417°N 115.24611°W / 50.95417; -115.24611[2]
Geography
Wind Mountain is located in Alberta
Wind Mountain
Wind Mountain
Location of Wind Mountain in Alberta
Wind Mountain is located in Canada
Wind Mountain
Wind Mountain
Wind Mountain (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Parent rangeKananaskis Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J14 Spray Lakes Reservoir[2]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rocklimestone

Wind Mountain is a 3,153-metre (10,344-foot) mountain summit located in Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Wind Mountain's nearest higher peak is Mount Galatea, 13.0 km (8.1 mi) to the south, and both are part of the Kananaskis Range.[1][3] Wind Mountain can be seen from the Trans-Canada Highway in the Bow River valley, and from Highway 40.[4]

  1. ^ a b c d "Wind Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
  2. ^ a b "Wind Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-12-23.
  3. ^ Kananskis Range Peakbagger.com
  4. ^ "Wind Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-10-08.