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Powderface Ridge  Alberta   #9616 (II44)
Ranges: North America Ranges / Rocky Mountains / Canadian Rockies

Height: 2210 m -> 7251 feet
Prominence?: 396 m above Ford Pass
Line Parent?: Nihahi Peak (5.9 km away, at bearing 288 degrees)
Greater Parent ?: Fisher Peak (13.0 km away)

Location:   50.84313,-114.84901     50:50:35, -114:50:56   11U 651435 5634585 (23 km SW of Bragg Creek). NTS Mapsheet: 082.J.15   AreaCode?: FL04/II44
Powderface Ridge from Powderface Peak
A long ridge trending from the SE to NW between Elbow River on the S and Prairie Creek on the N.

Name Notes: Named in 1949 after Tom Powderface who was of Stoney First Nations descent and lived in the Bragg Creek area. Powderface Trail is also named after Tom.

Trips within 1 km
26 2007.11.18 Powderface Ridge as a Winter Ascent Rick Collier

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Paper Maps
1:50000Bragg Creek & Sheep Valley Gem Trek
1:250000Banff National Park Gem Trek
1:600000Southwest Alberta & Southeast British Columbia Gem Trek
 

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8 Powderface Ridge from Powderface Peak Alex Joseph