Fairview Mountain (Alberta)

Fairview Mountain
Fairview Mountain
	Fairview Mountain (center) from the shoreline of Lake Louise
Highest point
Elevation	2,744 m (9,003 ft)
Prominence	275 m (902 ft)
Parent peak	Mount Aberdeen (3152 m)
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	51°23′58″N116°13′24″W / 51.3994445°N 116.2233333°W
Geography
	Fairview Mountain Location in Alberta Fairview Mountain Location in Canada
	Interactive map of Fairview Mountain
Country	Canada
Province	Alberta
Protected area	Banff National Park
Parent range	Bow Range (Canadian Rockies)
Topo map	NTS 82N8 Lake Louise
Climbing
First ascent	1893 by Walter Wilcox and Samuel Allen (first recorded)
Easiest route	Easy scramble

Last updated December 04, 2024

Fairview Mountain (sometimes called Mount Fairview) is a mountain in Banff National Park situated along the southeastern shoreline of Lake Louise.^[2] The mountain was named in 1894 by Walter Wilcox, which reflects the view from the top. An alternate name for the peak is Goat Mountain although it is rarely referred to as such.^[1]

Geology

Fairview Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Cambrian period. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.^[6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Fairview 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.

Gallery

Fairview Mountain (left) reflected in Lake Louise
Lake Louise from Fairview Mtn
View from Fairview's summit
View from Fairview's summit
Fairview in lower left
Morant's Curve in Banff National Park
L→R Lefroy, Haddo, Saddle Mountain, Fairview, Whyte, Niblock

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References

1 2 3 "Fairview Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2004-05-11.
1 2 "Topographic map of Fairview Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
1 2 "Fairview Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2005-11-25.
1 2 "Fairview Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-03-26.
1 2 Kane, Alan (1999). "Mount Fairview". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies . Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 239. ISBN 0-921102-67-4.
↑ Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
↑ 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

Fairview Mountain: Weather forecast
Parks Canada web site: Banff National Park

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[pf-1] 1 2 3 "Fairview Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2004-05-11.

[opentopomap-2] 1 2 "Topographic map of Fairview Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-03-26.

[bivouac-3] 1 2 "Fairview Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2005-11-25.

[cgndb-4] 1 2 "Fairview Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-03-26.

[Kane1999-5] 1 2 Kane, Alan (1999). "Mount Fairview". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies . Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 239. ISBN 0-921102-67-4.

[gadd-6] Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.

[Peel-7] 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.

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