Elephas Mountain
{{Short description|Mountain in the country of Canada}}
{{Infobox mountain
| name= Elephas Mountain
| photo=
| photo_caption=
| elevation_m= 2978
| elevation_ref={{cite bivouac|id= 495|title=Elephas Mountain|accessdate= 2019-07-10}}
| prominence_m= 328
| parent= Park Ranges
| parent_peak=
| listing = Mountains of Alberta
| subdivision1_type= Provinces
| subdivision1= {{enum|Alberta|British Columbia}}
| country= Canada
| map= Alberta#British Columbia#Canada
| map_caption= Location in Alberta##Location in British Columbia##Location in Canada
| coordinates= {{coord|52|35|47|N|118|18|37|W|type:mountain_scale:100000|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref=
| topo_map= NTS {{Canada NTS Map Sheet|83|D|9}}
| first_ascent= 1933 by H. Burns, O. Haw, C.C. Wates, W.J. Watson
| easiest_route=
}}
Elephas Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1922 by Arthur O. Wheeler for its resemblance to an elephant's head; Elephas is the Latin word for elephant.
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- {{cite bcgnis|id=9418|name=Elephas Mountain}}
{{Canadian Rockies|state=collapsed}}
Category:Two-thousanders of Alberta
Category:Two-thousanders of British Columbia
Category:Cariboo Land District
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