Whitehorn Mountain (Alberta)
Whitehorn Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,621 m (8,599 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 167 m (548 ft)[1] |
Parent peak | Mount Richardson |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 51°28′0″N 116°08′17″W / 51.46667°N 116.13806°W |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta, Canada |
Parent range | Slate Range Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82N/08 |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1884 A.P. Coleman |
Whitehorn Mountain is located in the Slate Range of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.[1]
Geology
Like other mountains in Banff Park, Whitehorn is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[2] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[3]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Whitehorn is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below -20 C with wind chill factors below -30 C.
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Whitehorn Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
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Belyea, Helen (1960). "The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park" (PDF). Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
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(help) - ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias".
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(help) - ^ 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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External links
- National Park Service web site: Banff National Park
- Whitehorn Mountain weather: Mountain Forecast