Mount Perren
| Mount Perren | |
|---|---|
 Mount Perren | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,051 m (10,010 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 113 m (371 ft)[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 51°17′48″N 116°12′30″W / 51.29667°N 116.20833°W |
| Geography | |
  Mount Perren Location in Alberta and British Columbia  Mount Perren Mount Perren (British Columbia) | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
| Parent range | Bow Range |
| Topo map | NTS 82N/08 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1927 H.F. Ulrichs[1][2] |
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Mount Perren is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1968 after Perren, Walter.[1][2] The peak forms part of the backdrop to Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks of Banff National Park.
Geology
The mountains in Banff Park are 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, the mountain has a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below -20 C with wind chill factors below -30 C in the winter.
Further reading
- Dave Birrell, 50 Roadside Panoramas in the Canadian Rockies, P 87
- Western Canada, P 279
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Mount Perren (Ten Peaks)". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ a b c "Mount Perren". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
- ^ 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
- Parks Canada web site: Banff National Park
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