Mount Cline

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Mount Cline
Mount Cline.jpg
Mount Cline in June 2008
Highest point
Elevation3,361 m (11,027 ft)[1]
Prominence1,196 m (3,924 ft)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°04′12″N 116°40′56″W / 52.07000°N 116.68222°W / 52.07000; -116.68222Coordinates: 52°04′12″N 116°40′56″W / 52.07000°N 116.68222°W / 52.07000; -116.68222[3]
Geography
Mount Cline is located in Alberta
Mount Cline
Mount Cline
Location in Alberta
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent range[4]
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83C02 Cline River[3]
Climbing
First ascent1927 by J. H. Barnes, A. L. Castle, A. L. Castle Jr., Jimmy Simpson, guided by Rudolph Aemmer[1]

Mount Cline is a mountain in western Alberta, Canada, 11 km (7 mi) north of Saskatchewan Crossing, 60 km (37 mi) southwest of Nordegg.[2]

The mountain is located in the North Saskatchewan River Valley, 2 km (1 mi) west of Resolute Mountain.[1] It was named in 1898 by J. Norman Collie, after Michel Klyne (also called Michael Cline), French Canadian postmaster of Jasper House from 1824 to 1835.[1]

Geology[]

Mount Cline is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[5] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[6]

Climate[]

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Cline is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Temperatures can drop below -20° C with wind chill factors below -30 °C

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Mount Cline". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Cline". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
  3. ^ a b "Mount Cline". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  4. ^ "Cline Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2011-03-29.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
  7. ^ 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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