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Photo: Looking northwest to Threepoint Mountain from Mount Ware

Threepoint Mountain

  • 2595 m (8,514ft)
50.7067N -114.827W
Located in the Elbow River Valley east of Cougar Creek at the head of Threepoint Creek and at the head of Rock Creek

Province: Alberta
Park: Kananaskis
Headwater: Bow
Major Valley: Elbow
Visible from Highway: 66

Threepoint Mountain, Mount Rose, and Bluerock Mountain make up a small range which forms the front range between the Elbow River and the Sheep River. These mountains are separated from Cougar Mountain and Mount Burns to the southwest by the valley of Cougar Creek which joins the Elbow River to the northwest of Threepoint Mountain.

Photo: Looking south to Threepoint Mountain from the Elbow River Valley (courtesy Rienk Lakeman)

Looking west to Mount Rose (left) and Threepoint Mountain