Mount Fox (Canadian Rockies)

For the peak located in the Selkirk Mountains, see Mount Fox (Selkirk Mountains).

Mount Fox
Mount Fox (centered) from the north
Highest point
Elevation	2,973 m (9,754 ft) [1] [2] [3]
Prominence	228 m (748 ft) [4]
Parent peak	Mount Foch (3194 m) [4]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	50°34′14″N115°07′09″W / 50.57056°N 115.11917°W / 50.57056; -115.11917 [5]
Geography
Mount Fox Location in Alberta Show map of Alberta Mount Fox Location in British Columbia Show map of British Columbia Mount Fox Location in Canada Show map of Canada
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Protected area	Elk Lakes Provincial Park
Parent range	Park Ranges
Topo map	NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes [5]
Climbing
First ascent	1916 Interprovincial Boundary Commission [3]
Easiest route	Difficult and exposed Scramble [2]

Mount Fox is a 2,973-metre (9,754-foot) mountain on the shared border between Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. It is situated on the Continental Divide south of the Kananaskis Lakes area of the Canadian Rockies. It was named in 1859 by John Palliser after Sir Charles Fox (1810-1874), a member of the Royal Geographical Society. ^{[3] [4]}

Geology

Mount Fox 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. ^[6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Fox 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, June through September are the best months to climb it.

See also

• List of peaks on the Alberta–British Columbia border

References

1. "Topographic map of Mount Fox". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
2. Kane, Alan (2016). "Mount Fox". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies (3rd ed.). Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. Kindle Edition. ISBN   978-1-77160-098-9.
3. "Mount Fox". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
4. "Mount Fox". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
5. "Mount Fox (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2021-01-24.
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.

External links

• "Mount Fox". BC Geographical Names .
• Media related to Mount Fox at Wikimedia Commons