Anderson Peak (Alberta)

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Anderson Peak
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North aspect
Highest point
Elevation 2,685 m (8,809 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 613 m (2,011 ft) [1]
Parent peak Mount Blakiston (2,910 m) [2]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 49°08′04″N114°04′43″W / 49.13444°N 114.07861°W / 49.13444; -114.07861 [3]
Geography
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Anderson Peak
Location in Alberta
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Anderson Peak
Location in Canada
Location Alberta, Canada
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Protected area Waterton Lakes National Park
Parent range Clark Range [1]
Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 82G1 Sage Creek [3]
Geology
Rock age Cambrian
Rock type sedimentary rock

Anderson Peak is a summit in Alberta, Canada. [3]

Description

Anderson Peak is a 2,685-metre (8,809-foot) mountain located in Waterton Lakes National Park of the Canadian Rockies. Anderson Peak was named after Samuel Anderson (1839–1881), a British army surveyor who helped map the US-Canada border. [4] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1928 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. [3] Precipitation runoff from Anderson Peak drains to Waterton River via Bauerman and Blakiston creeks. Anderson Peak is more notable for its steep rise above local terrain than for its absolute elevation as topographic relief is significant with the summit rising 1,125 meters (3,691 ft) above Bauerman Creek in 1.5 km (0.93 mi).

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Geology

Like other mountains in Waterton Lakes National Park, Anderson 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 Cretaceous period rock during the Laramide orogeny. [5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Anderson 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.

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Anderson Peak, Peakvisor.com" . Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Anderson Peak". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-02-01.
  4. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 11.
  5. Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  6. 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.