Catacombs Mountain
| Catacombs Mountain | |
|---|---|
  Catacombs Mountain Location of Catacombs Mountain in Alberta  Catacombs Mountain Catacombs Mountain (Canada) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,290 m (10,790 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 870 m (2,850 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 52°25′47″N 117°45′10″W / 52.42972°N 117.75278°W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Jasper National Park Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 83C5 Fortress Lake[2] |
| Geology | |
| Rock type | Sedimentary |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | July 10, 1927 W.R. MacLaurin, Alfred. J. Ostheimer, Hans. Fuhrer, J. Weber[3] |
| Easiest route | Scrambling[4] |
Catacombs Mountain is a 3,290-metre (10,790-foot) mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
Catacombs Mountain was named by Arthur O. Wheeler in 1921 on account of an alcove formation which resembles the recesses in catacombs.[5]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Catacombs Mountain 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. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Athabasca River.
Geology
Catacombs Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[7] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Catacombs Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
- ^ a b "Catacombs Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
- ^ "Catacombs Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- ^ "Catacombs Mountain". explor8ion. Archived from the original on 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 31.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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
External links
- Parks Canada web site: Jasper National Park
- Catacombs Mountain photo: Catacombs Mountain Flickr
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