Mount Alexandra (Canada)
| Mount Alexandra | |
|---|---|
  Mount Alexandra Location of Mount Alexandra on Alberta-BC border  Mount Alexandra Mount Alexandra (British Columbia) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,401 m (11,158 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 241 m (791 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Lyell (3498 m)[1] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 51°58′51″N 117°11′54″W / 51.98083°N 117.19833°W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
| Protected area | Banff National Park |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82N14 Rostrum Peak[2] |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Sedimentary |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1902 James Outram, Christian Kaufmann |
Mount Alexandra is a remote 3,401-metre (11,158-foot) mountain summit on the border of British Columbia and Alberta, Canada.[2]
The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1902 by James Outram with guide Christian Kaufmann.[1] Mount Alexandra was named in 1902 by James Outram for Alexandra of Denmark.[3][4]
Geology[edit]
Like other mountains in Banff National Park, Mount Alexandra is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from 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[edit]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Alexandra is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Mount Alexandra". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
- ^ a b c "Mount Alexandra (BC)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 10. Retrieved 2019-09-09 – via hathitrust.org.
- ^ "Mount Alexandra". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
- ^ 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[edit]
- Photo of Mt. Alexandra: Flickr
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