Heather Ridge

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Heather Ridge
Heather Ridge of Skoki area in Banff Park.jpg
Highest point
Elevation 2,636 m (8,648 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 213 m (699 ft) [2]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 51°28′21″N116°03′05″W / 51.47250°N 116.05139°W / 51.47250; -116.05139 [3]
Geography
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Heather Ridge
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Protected area Banff National Park [4]
Parent range Slate Range [4]
Topo map NTS 82N8 Lake Louise [3]

Heather Ridge is located in the Slate Range in Alberta. [1] [2] Like other mountains in Banff Park, Heather Ridge 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]

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Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Heather Ridge 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.

References

  1. 1 2 "Heather Ridge". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  2. 1 2 3 "Heather Ridge". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  3. 1 2 "Heather Ridge". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2019-09-07.
  4. 1 2 NTS map sheet 82N08
  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" (PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences . 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2025-11-07.

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