Coronation Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,176 m (10,420 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 436 m (1,430 ft) [1] |
Parent peak | Mount Freshfield (3337 m) [1] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 51°48′22″N116°54′31″W / 51.80611°N 116.90861°W [2] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Protected area | Banff National Park |
Parent range | Park Ranges |
Topo map | NTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes [2] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1921 by Interprovincial Boundary Commission [3] |
Coronation Mountain is a summit in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada. [2] [3]
Coronation Mountain was named in commemoration of the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. [4]
Like other mountains in Banff Park, the mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. [5] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. [6]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Coronation Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [7] Winter temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.
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