Mount Tyrwhitt

Mount Tyrwhitt is a mountain in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada located between Highway 40 and Elk Pass in the Elk Range of the Canadian Rockies, west of the Highwood Pass parking lot in Kananaskis Country and south east of Upper Kananaskis Lake. Located on the Continental Divide, it is also therefore on the border between British Columbia and Alberta which follows the Divide in this area.

Mount Tyrwhitt
Mount Tyrwhitt's north face with Grizzly col to the left
Highest point
Elevation	2,874 m (9,429 ft) [1]
Prominence	216 m (709 ft) [2]
Coordinates	50°34′57″N 115°00′58″W [3]
Geography
Mount Tyrwhitt Location in eastern British Columbia
Location	Alberta/British Columbia, Canada
Parent range	Elk Range
Topo map	NTS 82J/10
Climbing
First ascent	1915 by the Interprovincial Boundary Commission[2]
Easiest route	Scramble (Moderate)

The mountain was named in 1918 after First Admiral Reginald Tyrwhitt, a senior officer in the Royal Navy during the First World War.[3]