Blackrock Mountain (Canada)

{{Short description|Mountain in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada}}

{{distinguish|Black Rock Mountain (Alberta)}}

{{Infobox mountain

| name= Blackrock Mountain

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| elevation_m= 2911

| elevation_ref={{cite crdb|id=139|name=Blackrock Mountain|access-date=2019-07-10}}

| prominence_m= 481

| prominence_ref={{cite bivouac|id=494|title=Blackrock Mountain|access-date=2019-07-10}}

| range= Continental

| parent_peak= Elephas Mountain 2978 m

| listing = {{unbulleted list|

Mountains of Alberta|

Mountains of British Columbia}}

| country= Canada

| subdivision1_type= Provinces

| subdivision1= {{enum|Alberta|British Columbia}}

| map= Canada Alberta#Canada British Columbia#Canada

| map_caption= Location in Alberta##Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada

| map_size= 200

| coordinates= {{coord|52|34|17|N|118|17|59|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| coordinates_ref= {{cite cgndb|id=IAGXV|name=Blackrock Mountain (AB)|access-date=2025-04-25}}{{cite cgndb|id=JAKFO|name=Blackrock Mountain (BC)|access-date=2025-04-25}}

| topo_maker = NTS

| topo_map = {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|83|D|9}}

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| easiest_route=

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Blackrock Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1921 by Arthur O. Wheeler for the black Ordovician rock present in the area.{{cite book | last1 = Boles | first1 = Glen W.| first2 = Roger W. | last2 = Laurilla | first3 =William L. | last3 = Putnam | title = Canadian Mountain Place Names | url = https://archive.org/details/canadianmountain0000bole | url-access = registration | location = Vancouver| publisher = Rocky Mountain Books | year= 2006| page = [https://archive.org/details/canadianmountain0000bole/page/44 44]| isbn = 978-1-894765-79-4}}

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