Tilted Mountain
| Tilted Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Tilted Mountain and Baker Lake from Deception Pass area | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,591 m (8,501 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Lychnis Mountain (3124 m)[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°29′05″N 115°59′51″W / 51.48472°N 115.99750°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Tilted Mountain Location of Tilted Mountain in Alberta  Tilted Mountain Tilted Mountain (Canada) | |
| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Sawback Range Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82O5 Castle Mountain[3] |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Cambrian |
| Type of rock | Sedimentary rock |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scrambling class 3 |
Tilted Mountain is a 2,591-metre (8,501-foot) mountain summit located in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Sawback Range. Its nearest higher peak is Lychnis Mountain, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the east in an area of exposed Skoki Formation limestone which is known for fossils such as brachiopods, gastropods, conodonts, cephalopods, trilobites, and echinoderm fragments.[4]
History[edit]
Tilted Mountain was named in 1911 by James F. Porter for the tilted layers of rock strata.[5][1] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1924 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3]
Geology[edit]
Like other mountains in Banff Park, Tilted Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[6] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[7]
Climate[edit]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Tilted Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[8] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Tilted Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Tilted Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ a b c "Tilted Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
- ^ "Skoki Formation".
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 125.
- ^ 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 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links[edit]
- Weather forecast: Tilted Mountain
- Parks Canada web site: Banff National Park