Cave Mountain

Cave Mountain
Southeast aspect, centered
Highest point
Elevation	2,650 m (8,690 ft) [1]
Prominence	330 m (1,080 ft)
Coordinates	50°56′15″N115°35′44″W / 50.93750°N 115.59556°W / 50.93750; -115.59556
Geography
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Location	Alberta British Columbia
Protected area	Banff National Park
Parent range	Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine

Cave Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1916 by the International Boundary Survey. ^{[1] [2]} A cave within the mountain accounts for the name. ^[3]

Geology

Cave Mountain 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. ^[4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Cave Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. ^[5] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. The months of July through September offer the most favorable weather for climbing this peak.

See also

• List of peaks on the Alberta–British Columbia border
• Mountains of Alberta
• Mountains of British Columbia
• Mountainsportal

References

1. "Cave Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
2. "Cave Mountain". Bivouac.com.
3. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 31.
4. Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
5. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . ISSN   1027-5606.

External links

• "Cave Mountain". BC Geographical Names .