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Mount Perren

Coordinates: 51°17′48″N 116°12′30″W / 51.29667°N 116.20833°W / 51.29667; -116.20833
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Mount Perren
Mount Perren
Highest point
Elevation3,051 m (10,010 ft)[1]
Prominence113 m (371 ft)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°17′48″N 116°12′30″W / 51.29667°N 116.20833°W / 51.29667; -116.20833
Geography
Mount Perren is located in Alberta
Mount Perren
Mount Perren
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Mount Perren is located in British Columbia
Mount Perren
Mount Perren
Mount Perren (British Columbia)
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Parent rangeBow Range
Topo mapNTS 82N/08
Climbing
First ascent1927 H.F. Ulrichs[1][2]
Moraine Lake with Mount Perren centered

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

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mount Perren (Ten Peaks)". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  2. ^ a b c "Mount Perren". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  5. ^ 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. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |last-author-amp= ignored (|name-list-style= suggested) (help)