Jumpingpound Mountain

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Jumpingpound Mountain
Elevation 2,225 m (7,300 ft)[1]
Location Flag of Alberta Alberta Flag of Canada Canada
Range Kananaskis Range
Coordinates 50°57′03″N 114°54′27″W / 50.95083, -114.9075
Topo map NTS 82J/15

Jumpingpound Mountain (elevation 2,225 meters (7,300 ft)) is a peak located 24 km west of Bragg Creek, Alberta in Kananaskis Country. It was named after Jumpingpound Creek in 1949 because a steep bank near the mouth was used as a buffalo jump by the Blackfoot First Nations.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Peakfinder. Jumpingpound Mountain