Block Mountain
{{Short description|Mountain in Alberta, Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name = Block Mountain
| photo =
| photo_caption =
| elevation_m = 2935
| elevation_ref = {{cite crdb|id=145|title=Block Mountain|accessdate=2019-08-11}}
| prominence_m = 284
| range = Sawback Range
| parent_peak =
| listing = Mountains of Alberta
| country = Canada | region_type = Province | region = Alberta
| part_type = Protected area | part = Banff National Park
| map = Canada Alberta
| map_caption = Location in Alberta
| map_size = 200
| label_position = right
| coordinates = {{coord|51.3772222|N|115.8497222|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref = {{cite cgndb|id=IAGYW|name=Block Mountain|access-date=2024-12-26}}
| topo = NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|82|O|5}}
| first_ascent = 1920 Morrison P. Bridgland (Topographical Survey)
| easiest_route =
}}
Block Mountain is a mountain located in the Sawback Range in Alberta, Canada. It was named Block Mountain in 1958 because vertical fractures, of which part of the mountain is made, look like they are composed of giant blocks,{{Tone inline|date=September 2022}} and are known as block mountains.{{cite bivouac|id=1530|title=Block Mountain|accessdate=2020-01-31}}
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{{Canadian Rockies|state=collapsed}}
Category:Mountains of Banff National Park
Category:Two-thousanders of Alberta
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