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Tilted Mountain
Tilted Mountain and Baker Lake from Deception Pass area
Highest point
Elevation2,591 m (8,501 ft)[1]
Parent peakLychnis Mountain (3124  m)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°29′05″N 115°59′51″W / 51.48472°N 115.99750°W / 51.48472; -115.99750[3]
Geography
Tilted Mountain is located in Alberta
Tilted Mountain
Tilted Mountain
Location of Tilted Mountain in Alberta
Tilted Mountain is located in Canada
Tilted Mountain
Tilted Mountain
Tilted Mountain (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeSawback Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82O5 Castle Mountain[3]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rockSedimentary rock
Climbing
Easiest routeScrambling class 3
Tilted Mountain centered beyond Baker Lake with Lychnis Mountain in the distance behind all

Tilted Mountain is a 2,591-metre (8,501-foot) mountain summit located in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Sawback Range. Its nearest higher peak is Lychnis Mountain, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the east in an area of exposed Skoki Formation limestone which is known for fossils such as brachiopods, gastropods, conodonts, cephalopods, trilobites, and echinoderm fragments.[4]

  1. ^ "Tilted Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Tilted Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ a b "Tilted Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  4. ^ "Skoki Formation".

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