Jackpine River

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Jackpine River
Origin Jackpine Pass
53°22′13″N 119°27′14″W / 53.37028, -119.45389
Mouth Smoky River
53°41′13″N 119°25′09″W / 53.68694, -119.41917
Basin countries Flag of Alberta Alberta Flag of Canada Canada
Source elevation 1,726 m (5,663 ft)
Mouth elevation 1,076 m (3,530 ft)

The Jackpine River is an early tributary of the Smoky River. It forms in the Canadian Rockies, within Willmore Wilderness Park, in the province of Alberta, north of Jasper National Park. The river collects the runoff from Resthaven Mountain, Barricade Mountain, Jackpine Mountain, Mount Holmes, Perseverance Mountain, and Draco Peak.[1]

Major tributaries of the Jackpine include Meadowland Creek, Ptarmigan Lake, Avalanche Creek, Beaverdam Creek, and Pauline Creek.[2]

The river, as well the nearby Jackpine Pass and Jackpine Mountain, are named after the Jack Pine, a pine tree dominant in the area.[3]

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  1. ^ Mussio Ventures (2004). Cariboo Backroad Mapbook. Burnaby: Mussio Ventures.
  2. ^ Mussio Ventures (2004). Central Alberta Backroad Mapbook. Burnaby: Mussio Ventures.
  3. ^ Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1991). Place Names of Alberta, Volume 1. Calgary: University of Calgary Press, pg. 123