Crowfoot Mountain (Alberta)

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Crowfoot Mountain
Crowfoot Glacier and Mtn, Bow Lake2.jpg
Crowfoot Glacier and Mountain, plus Bow Lake
Highest point
Elevation 3,055 m (10,023 ft) [1]
Prominence 355 m (1,165 ft) [1]
Parent peak Mount Olive
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 51°37′30″N116°26′00″W / 51.62500°N 116.43333°W / 51.62500; -116.43333 Coordinates: 51°37′30″N116°26′00″W / 51.62500°N 116.43333°W / 51.62500; -116.43333 [1]
Geography
Canada Alberta relief location map - transverse mercator proj.svg
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Crowfoot Mountain
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 82N9 [2]
Climbing
First ascent 1950 by 1950 E. Cromwell and G. Engelhard [1]

Crowfoot Mountain is a mountain within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. The Crowfoot Glacier sits on the northeastern flank of the mountain.

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The mountain was named in 1959 after the glacier. [1]

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Crowfoot Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. [3] 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, Crowfoot Mountain is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [5] Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C. Precipitation runoff from Crowfoot Mountain drains into the Bow River which is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River.

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References

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  2. "Crowfoot Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2019-09-10.
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  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: 1633–1644. ISSN   1027-5606.

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