Massive Mountain

Massive Mountain
Massive Mountain
	Massive Mountain
Highest point
Elevation	2,435 m (7,989 ft)
Prominence	88 m (289 ft)
Parent peak	Mount Brett
Listing	List of mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	51°10′54″N 115°47′41″W / 51.18167°N 115.79472°WCoordinates: 51°10′54″N 115°47′41″W / 51.18167°N 115.79472°W
Geography
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Location	Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Massive Range; Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82O4 Banff

Massive Mountain seen from Icefields Parkway

Massive Mountain is situated in Banff National Park, Alberta Canada. It is located in the Massive Range and was named in 1918 for its massive size.^[1]^[2] It however is not the highest summit in the range, that belongs to Mount Brett (2,984 m (9,790 ft)).

Geology[]

The mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.^[4] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.^[5]

Climate[]

Based on the Köppen climate classification, it is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[6] Temperatures can drop below -20 C with wind chill factors below -30 C.

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Massive Mountain". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
^ ^a ^b "Massive Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
^ "Massive Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
^ Belyea, Helen (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF) (Report). Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
^ Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". Missing or empty |url= (help)
^ 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 Massive Mountain at Wikimedia Commons
National Park Service web site: Banff National Park
Massive Mountain weather: Mountain Forecast

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[peakfinder-1] "Massive Mountain". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-06-25.

[bivouac-2] "Massive Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-06-25.

[cgndb-3] "Massive Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-06-25.

[Belyea1960-4] Belyea, Helen (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF) (Report). Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2019-06-23.

[gadd-5] Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". Missing or empty |url= (help)

[Peel-6] 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.

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