Earth:Jumpingpound Mountain

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Short description: Mountain in Alberta, Canada
Jumpingpound Mountain
Jumpingpound Mountain is located in Alberta
Jumpingpound Mountain
Jumpingpound Mountain
Alberta, Canada
Highest point
Elevation2,225 m (7,300 ft) [1]
Prominence152 m (499 ft) [2]
Parent peakMoose Mountain 2437 m[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates [ ⚑ ] 50°57′03″N 114°54′29″W / 50.95083°N 114.90806°W / 50.95083; -114.90806[3]
Geography
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeKananaskis Range
Topo mapNTS Script error: No such module "Canada NTS".

Jumpingpound Mountain (elevation 2,225 m (7,300 ft)) is a mountain located 24 km (15 mi) 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.[2]

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