| Gap Mountain | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Gap_Mountain_Kananaskis_country_highway_40_heading_to_Highwood_pass.jpg) Gap Mountain from Highway 40 at Highwood Pass | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,675 m (8,776 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 282 m (925 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Elpoca Mountain (3,036 m)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 50°39′22″N 115°03′15″W / 50.65611°N 115.05417°W[2] |
| Geography | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Canada_Alberta_relief_location_map_-_transverse_mercator_proj.svg)  Gap Mountain Location of Gap Mountain in Alberta &sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Canada_relief_map_2.svg) Gap Mountain Gap Mountain (Canada) | |
| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Opal Range[3] Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[2] |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Cambrian |
| Type of rock | Limestone[3] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scramble on eastern side[4] |
Gap Mountain is a 2,675-metre (8,776-foot) mountain summit located at the southern end of the Opal Range in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.[1] The nearest higher neighbor is Elpoca Mountain, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the east.[1] Gap Mountain is situated 5.0 km south of Mount Wintour, within Peter Lougheed Provincial Park. Gap Mountain is a conspicuous peak seen from Alberta Highway 40 at Highwood Pass. It is a popular climbing destination because it offers interesting, exposed scrambling on its eastern flanks with excellent summit views of Kananaskis Country.[3]
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- ^ a b "Gap Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
- ^ a b c "Gap Mountain, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-09-08.
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