Quartz Hill (Canada)

Quartz Hill is located on the NE side of Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park along the Continental Divide marking the Alberta/British Columbia border.[5] It is so named due to the top of the mountain is mostly quartz.[1][3]

Quartz Hill
Quartz Hill
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Quartz Hill
Quartz Hill (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation2,580 m (8,460 ft)[1][2]
Prominence278 m (912 ft)[3]
Parent peakMount Howard Douglas
Listing
Coordinates51°02′11″N 115°45′43″W[4]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District[5]
Protected areas
Parent rangePark Ranges
Topo mapNTS 82O4 Banff[4]

See also

References

  1. "Quartz Hill". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  2. "Topographic map of Quartz Hill". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-08-12.
  3. "Quartz Hill". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  4. "Quartz Hill". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  5. "Quartz Hill". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
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