Aquila Mountain

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Aquila Mountain
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Aquila Mountain seen from Cavell Meadows
Highest point
Elevation 2,840 m (9,320 ft) [1]
Prominence 500 m (1,600 ft) [1]
Parent peak Oldhorn Mountain 2990 m [1]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 52°44′13″N118°06′33″W / 52.73694°N 118.10917°W / 52.73694; -118.10917 Coordinates: 52°44′13″N118°06′33″W / 52.73694°N 118.10917°W / 52.73694; -118.10917 [1]
Geography
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Aquila Mountain
Location of Aquila Mountain in Western Alberta
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Aquila Mountain
Aquila Mountain (Canada)
Location Jasper National Park
Alberta, Canada
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 83D9

Aquila Mountain is a 2,840-metre (9,320-foot) mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. [2] Aquila Mountain was so named on account of eagles in the area, aquila meaning "eagle" in Latin. [3] The mountain's name was officially adopted on March 5, 1935 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. Precipitation runoff from Aquila Mountain drains into Portal Creek and Astoria River which are both tributaries of the Athabasca River. Aquila Mountain can be seen from the Icefields Parkway, weather permitting.

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Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Aquila Mountain 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.

Geology

The mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. [5]

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References

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  2. "Aquila Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  3. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 12.
  4. 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.
  5. Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias

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