Mount Alexandra (Canada)

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Mount Alexandra
Mount Alexandra (British Columbia)
Highest point
Elevation 3,401 m (11,158 ft) [1]
Prominence 241 m (791 ft) [1]
Parent peak Mount Lyell (3498 m) [1]
Listing
Coordinates 51°58′51″N117°11′54″W / 51.98083°N 117.19833°W / 51.98083; -117.19833 Coordinates: 51°58′51″N117°11′54″W / 51.98083°N 117.19833°W / 51.98083; -117.19833 [2]
Geography
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Protected area Banff National Park
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS   82N14 [2]
Geology
Type of rock Sedimentary
Climbing
First ascent 1902 James Outram, Christian Kaufmann

Mount Alexandra is a remote 3,401-metre (11,158-foot) mountain summit on the border of British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. [2]

Contents

The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1902 by James Outram with guide Christian Kaufmann. [1] Mount Alexandra was named in 1902 by James Outram for Alexandra of Denmark. [3] [4]

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff National Park, Mount Alexandra 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]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Alexandra 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.

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