Catacombs Mountain

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Catacombs Mountain
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Catacombs Mountain
Location in Alberta
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Catacombs Mountain
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation 3,290 m (10,790 ft) [1]
Prominence 870 m (2,850 ft) [1]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 52°25′47″N117°45′10″W / 52.42972°N 117.75278°W / 52.42972; -117.75278 [2]
Geography
Location Jasper National Park
Alberta, Canada
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 83C5 Fortress Lake [2]
Geology
Rock type Sedimentary
Climbing
First ascent July 10, 1927 W.R. MacLaurin, Alfred. J. Ostheimer, Hans. Fuhrer, J. Weber [3]
Easiest route Scrambling [4]

Catacombs Mountain is a 3,290-metre (10,790-foot) mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.

Contents

Catacombs Mountain was named by Arthur O. Wheeler in 1921 on account of an alcove formation which resembles the recesses in catacombs. [5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Catacombs Mountain is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [6] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Athabasca River.

Geology

Catacombs Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. [7] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. [8]

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