Outlaw Peak
| Outlaw Peak | |
|---|---|
 East aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,957 m (9,701 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 183 m (600 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Cornwall (2,970 m)[3] |
| Isolation | 2 km (1.2 mi)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 50°43′15″N 114°56′27″W / 50.72083°N 114.94083°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Outlaw Peak Location of Outlaw Peak in Alberta  Outlaw Peak Outlaw Peak (Canada) | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Protected area | Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park Don Getty Wildland Provincial Park |
| Parent range | Opal Range[4] Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82J10 Mount Rae |
| Geology | |
| Age of rock | Cambrian |
| Type of rock | Limestone |
Outlaw Peak is a 2,957-metre (9,701-foot) mountain summit located in Alberta, Canada.
Description[edit]
Outlaw Peak ranks as the sixth-highest peak in the Opal Range of the Canadian Rockies.[4] It is situated 71 km (44 mi) southwest of Calgary, within Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park of Kananaskis Country.[3] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Elbow River and topographic relief is modest as the summit rises 1,077 metres (3,533 ft) above the river in 3.5 km (2.2 mi). The nearest neighbor is Banded Peak 1.03 km (0.64 mi) to the east, and the nearest higher neighbor is Mount Cornwall, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the north.[1] The peak is visible from Highway 66.[2] The peak was unofficially named in 1974 by Don Forest, in association with nearby Banded Peak, which he mistakenly thought was named "Bandit" Peak.[2]
Geology[edit]
Outlaw Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]
Climate[edit]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Outlaw Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. The months of June through September offer the most favorable weather for climbing this peak.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e "Outlaw Peak, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ^ a b c "Outlaw Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ^ a b "Outlaw Peak, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ^ a b "Opal Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-03-29.
- ^ 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.