Mount Chester

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Mount Chester
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Highest point
Elevation 3,054 m (10,020 ft) [1]
Prominence 341 m (1,119 ft) [2]
Coordinates 50°48′26″N115°15′48″W / 50.80722°N 115.26333°W / 50.80722; -115.26333 [3]
Geography
Canada Alberta relief location map - transverse mercator proj.svg
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Mount Chester
Location in SW Alberta
Location Alberta, Canada
Parent range Kananaskis Range
Topo map NTS 82J14 Spray Lakes Reservoir
Climbing
Easiest route Scramble on southwest face

Mount Chester is a mountain located in the Smith-Dorrien Creek Valley of Kananaskis in the Canadian Rockies. The mountain was named in 1917 after HMS Chester, which was severely damaged in the Battle of Jutland. [1] [4]

Contents

Chester Lake is located in a small valley just northwest of the base of the mountain.

Geology

Mount Chester 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, Mount Chester is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [7] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. In terms of favorable weather, July through September are the best months to climb.

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References

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  3. "Mount Chester". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2019-07-12.
  4. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 32.
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