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Fossil Mountain

Elevation
2,946 m
#4,306
in the world
#372
in Canada
471 m
prominence

Fossil Mountain is a mountain in Canada, rising to 2,946 m, the 372nd highest in Canada, part of the Slate Range.

Elevation
2,946 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
471 m
Height above its key col
World rank
#4,306
of 14,627 listed

Where it is

Fossil Mountain

Fossil Mountain lies in Canada, in Alberta.

Key facts

Elevation
2,946 m
Surveyed elevation, GeoNames
Prominence
471 m
Type
Mountain
Region
Alberta
Coordinates
51.504, -116.044
First ascent
1906

How it ranks

Among peaks in Canada
#372of 1,389
LargestSmallest
In the Slate Range
#4of 10
LargestSmallest
Among all listed peaks
#4,306of 14,627
LargestSmallest

Nearest peaks

PeakElevationDistance
Oyster Peak2,777 m2.2 km
Brachiopod Mountain2,667 m2.4 km
Ptarmigan Peak3,035 m2.9 km
Skoki Mountain2,707 m3.7 km
Tilted Mountain2,591 m3.7 km
Pika Peak3,053 m4.1 km

Nearest cities

The closest places in our city dataset to Fossil Mountain.

CityCountryPopulationDistance
CochraneCanada32,199115 km
AirdrieCanada90,044141 km
CalgaryCanada1,306,784146 km
Sylvan LakeCanada17,477162 km
ChestermereCanada32,255164 km

About this mountain

Fossil Mountain stands 2,946 m in the Slate Range of Alberta. Its prominence of 471 m indicates a substantial rise above the lowest saddle connecting it to higher ground. Nearby peaks include Ptarmigan Peak at 3,035 m, 2.9 km distant, and Oyster Peak at 2,777 m, 2.2 km away. The first recorded ascent was in 1906.

Written from the figures on this page by an AI model, then checked against them automatically. No sources beyond the data shown here were used.

Tallest in the country

#PeakElevation
1Mount Logan5,959 m
2Mount Saint Elias5,489 m
3Mount Lucania5,226 m
4King Peak5,173 m
5Mount Steele5,073 m
6Mount Wood4,842 m
7Mount Slaggard4,742 m
8Mount Hubbard4,557 m
9Mount Walsh4,507 m
10Mount Macaulay4,467 m

Common questions

How tall is Fossil Mountain?
Fossil Mountain rises to 2,946 m. Surveyed elevation, GeoNames.
Where is Fossil Mountain?
Fossil Mountain is in Canada, in Alberta.
Where does Fossil Mountain rank?
It is the 372nd highest of the 1,389 peaks we list in Canada, and #4,306 worldwide.
When was Fossil Mountain first climbed?
The first recorded ascent was in 1906.
What is the nearest city to Fossil Mountain?
Cochrane, Canada, about 115 km away.

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Elevation and coordinates from GeoNames; prominence, isolation, range and first-ascent data from Wikidata. GeoNames publishes no date for elevation figures, so none is shown.