Glacier Peak (Bow Range)

Glacier Peak
Glacier Peak (centered) with Mount Lefroy in upper left and Ringrose Peak in upper right as seen from Lake Oesa
Highest point
Elevation	3,302 m (10,833 ft) [1]
Prominence	72 m (236 ft) [1]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°21′03″N116°17′04″W / 51.35083°N 116.28444°W / 51.35083; -116.28444 [2]
Geography
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Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Protected area	Banff National Park [3]
Parent range	Bow Range [3]
Topo map	NTS 82N8 Lake Louise
Climbing
First ascent	1909 V. Fynn; A. Hart; C. Richardson; L. Wilson [4]

Glacier Peak is a mountain in Banff National Park and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border. It is situated between Mount Lefroy and Ringrose Peak in the Bow Range of the Canadian Rockies. ^[3] It was named in 1894 by Samuel E.S. Allen in reference to the glacier on the northern side of the mountain. ^{[4] [1]}

Geology

Glacier Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during 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]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Glacier Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. ^[7] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

Gallery

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  Glacier Peak in upper right corner
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  Glacier Peak, north aspect

See also

• List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies
• List of peaks on the British Columbia–Alberta border

References

1. "Glacier Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-02-11.
2. "Glacier Peak". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2014-07-21.
3. NTS map sheet 82N08
4. "Glacier Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-17.
5. Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
6. Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
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.

External links

• Parks Canada web site: Yoho National Park
• Parks Canada web site: Banff National Park