Mount Gloria

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Mount Gloria
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Mount Gloria
Highest point
Elevation2,889 m (9,478 ft)[1]
Prominence189 m (620 ft)[1]
Parent peakEon Mountain (3305 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates50°50′45″N 115°36′26″W / 50.84583°N 115.60722°W / 50.84583; -115.60722Coordinates: 50°50′45″N 115°36′26″W / 50.84583°N 115.60722°W / 50.84583; -115.60722[2]
Geography
Mount Gloria is located in Alberta
Mount Gloria
Mount Gloria
Location on Alberta and British Columbia boundary
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Parent rangePark Ranges[1]
Topo mapNTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine[2]
Climbing
First ascent1929 E. Bigelow, F.X. Bigelow, H. Bigelow, H.B. Bigelow, C. Baldwin, S. Detty, G. Duffy, R. Hallowell, H.Howe, C. Saltonstall, R. Saltonstall, R. Walcott, C. Coyteaux.[3][1]

Mount Gloria is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide in Canada. It was named in 1913 by the after .[4][1]

Geology[]

The mountain 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 Gloria 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.

See also[]

  • List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Mount Gloria". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  2. ^ a b "Mount Gloria (AB)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  3. ^ Thorington, J. Monroe (1966) [1921]. "White Man Pass to Simpson Pass". A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada. With the collaboration of Putnam, William Lowell (6th ed.). American Alpine Club. p. 43. ISBN 978-1376169003.
  4. ^ "Mount Gloria". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
  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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