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Photo: Looking northwest to Pyriform Mountain from Hwy. #541 at Stampede Ranch

Pyriform Mountain

  • 2621 m (8,600ft)
  • Naming History
50.5206N -114.696W
Located between the headwaters of Junction Creek and Trap Creek

Province: Alberta
Park: Kananaskis
Headwater: Bow
Visible from Highway: 541
Year Named: 1922
Named for: A scientific term, pyriform means "pear-shaped."

The mountain is most "pear-shaped" when seen from the Stampede Ranch.

Photo: Looking northeast to Pyriform Mountain (courtesy Rienk Lakeman)

Looking west to Pyriform Mountain from Sullivan Hill near Highway #541