Mount Foch

Mount Foch
Mount Foch
	Mounts Foch and Sarrail
Highest point
Elevation	3,194 m (10,479 ft)
Prominence	384 m (1,260 ft)
Parent peak	Mount Pétain (3196 m)
Listing	Mountains of Alberta ; Mountains of British Columbia ;
Coordinates	50°34′22″N115°09′22″W / 50.57278°N 115.15611°W
Geography
	Mount Foch Location in Alberta and British Columbia Mount Foch Mount Foch (British Columbia)
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range	Park Ranges
Topo map	NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes
Climbing
First ascent	1930 Katie Gardiner, Walter Fuez

Last updated November 05, 2024

Mount Foch is a 3,194-metre (10,479-foot) mountain summit located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1918 after Marshal Ferdinand Foch.^[3]^[1]

Geology

Mount Foch is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.^[4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Foch is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.^[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C. In terms of favorable weather, June through September are the best months to climb Mount Foch.

Gallery

Lower Kananaskis Lake with Mount Foch and Sarrail

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mount Foch". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
1 2 "Mount Foch". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-01-24.
1 2 3 "Mount Foch". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
↑ 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: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.

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[bivouac-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Mount Foch". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-12-15.

[cgndb-2] 1 2 "Mount Foch". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-01-24.

[crdb-3] 1 2 3 "Mount Foch". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-24.

[gadd-4] Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias

[Peel-5] Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.

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