Brachiopod Mountain

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Brachiopod Mountain
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Brachiopod Mountain
Location in Alberta
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Brachiopod Mountain
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation 2,667 m (8,750 ft) [1]
Prominence 152 m (499 ft) [2]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 51°28′43″N116°02′13″W / 51.4786111°N 116.0369444°W / 51.4786111; -116.0369444 [3]
Geography
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Protected area Banff National Park
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Slate Range
Topo map NTS 82N8 Lake Louise [3]
Climbing
First ascent 1911 J.F. Porter and party [1]
Easiest route Scrambling Routes west slopes [4]

Brachiopod Mountain was named by James F. Porter for the fossil brachiopods found in the Devonian limestone of the mountain. It is located in the Slate Range, a subset of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta, Canada. [1] [2]

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Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Brachiopod Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [5] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Brachiopod Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  2. 1 2 "Brachiopod Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  3. 1 2 "Brachiopod Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  4. ↑ Kane, Alan (1999). "Brachiopod Mountain". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies . Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 256. ISBN   0-921102-67-4.
  5. ↑ Peel, M.C.; Finlayson, B.L. & McMahon, T.A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences . 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2025-11-07.

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