Blackrock Mountain
- 2910 m (9,548ft)
- Naming History
52.5717N -118.299W
Located on the continental divide in the Fraser River Valley and Simon Creek Valley
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Jasper/Mount Robson
Headwater: Athabasca/Fraser
Major Valley: Fraser
Located on the continental divide in the Fraser River Valley and Simon Creek Valley
Province: Alberta/BC
Park: Jasper/Mount Robson
Headwater: Athabasca/Fraser
Major Valley: Fraser
Year Named: 1921
Named by: Arthur Wheeler
Named for: The mountain takes its name from the black Ordivician outcrop on the summit.
Named by: Arthur Wheeler
Named for: The mountain takes its name from the black Ordivician outcrop on the summit.
Note that there is a "Black Rock Mountain" (with a space between "black" and "rock") in the Ghost River Headwaters northwest of Calgary.