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Mount Ptolemy (Canada)

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Topo map
  
NTS 82G/10

Prominence
  
916 m

Mountain range
  
Crowsnest Range

Elevation
  
2,813 m

Province
  
Alberta

Parent range
  
Crowsnest Range

Mount Ptolemy (Canada) sonnyboucassbou2008ptolemyroutejpg

Location
  
Alberta / British Columbia, Canada

Similar
  
Tent Mountain, Mount Sentry, Crowsnest Mountain, Mount Hosmer, Tornado Mountain

Mount Ptolemy is the highest mountain of the Crowsnest Range and is located on the Continental Divide along the provincial borders of Alberta and British Columbia. Situated 10 km (6 mi) southeast of Crowsnest Pass and 5 km (3 mi) northeast of Corbin, it is Alberta's 58th most prominent mountain. It was named in 1914 by Arthur O. Wheeler for its resemblance to a man sitting with folded arms. The mountain has also been known as Mummy Mountain.

Map of Mount Ptolemy, Crowsnest Pass, AB, Canada

References

Mount Ptolemy (Canada) Wikipedia