Crowfoot Mountain (Alberta)

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Crowfoot Mountain
Crowfoot Glacier and Mtn, Bow Lake2.jpg
Crowfoot Glacier and Mountain, plus Bow Lake
Highest point
Elevation3,055 m (10,023 ft)[1]
Prominence355 m (1,165 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Olive
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°37′30″N 116°26′00″W / 51.62500°N 116.43333°W / 51.62500; -116.43333Coordinates: 51°37′30″N 116°26′00″W / 51.62500°N 116.43333°W / 51.62500; -116.43333[1]
Geography
Crowfoot Mountain is located in Alberta
Crowfoot Mountain
Crowfoot Mountain
Alberta, Canada
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N9 Hector Lake[2]
Climbing
First ascent1950 by 1950 E. Cromwell and G. Engelhard[1]

Crowfoot Mountain is a mountain within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. The Crowfoot Glacier sits on the northeastern flank of the mountain.

The mountain was named in 1959 after the glacier.[1]

Geology[]

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Crowfoot Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[3] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[4]

Climate[]

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Crowfoot Mountain is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C. Precipitation runoff from Crowfoot Mountain drains into the Bow River which is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River.

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See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Crowfoot Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
  2. ^ "Crowfoot Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  3. ^ Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  4. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
  5. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.

External links[]

Media related to Crowfoot Mountain at Wikimedia Commons


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