Mount Ogden (British Columbia)

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Mount Ogden
Mount Ogden across Sherbrooke Lake.jpg
Southeast aspect, from Paget Peak Trail
Highest point
Elevation 2,702 m (8,865 ft) [1]
Prominence 122 m (400 ft) [1]
Parent peak Mount Niles (2,967 m) [1]
Isolation 3.27 km (2.03 mi) [1]
Listing Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates 51°27′43″N116°24′33″W / 51.46194°N 116.40917°W / 51.46194; -116.40917 [2]
Naming
Etymology Isaac Gouverneur Ogden
Geography
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Mount Ogden
Location in British Columbia
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Mount Ogden
Mount Ogden (Canada)
Location Yoho National Park
British Columbia, Canada
District Kootenay Land District
Parent range Waputik Range [1]
Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 82N8 Lake Louise [2]
Geology
Age of rock Cambrian
Type of rock sedimentary rock, limestone [3]
Climbing
Easiest route Scrambling via South ridge [4]

Mount Ogden is a mountain in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada.

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Description

Mount Ogden is a 2,702-metre (8,865-foot) summit located in Yoho National Park. [1] The peak is situated 3.5 km west of the Continental Divide in the Waputik Range. Takakkaw Falls is six km to the northwest, and Sherbrooke Lake lies immediately below the southeast slope. Precipitation runoff from Mount Ogden drains west into the Yoho River and east into Sherbrooke Creek, which are both tributaries of the Kicking Horse River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 1,300 meters (4,265 feet) above Yoho Valley in two kilometers (1.2 mile). Mt. Ogden is visible from the Trans-Canada Highway (Highway 1) which traverses the southern base of the mountain. [5] The nearest higher peak is Mount Niles, 4.86 km (3.02 mi) to the north. [1]

History

The name "Ogden Mountain" was adopted June 30, 1904, and the toponym was changed to "Mount Ogden" June 30, 1911. [6] The mountain is named after Isaac Gouverneur Ogden (born October 10, 1844), vice president of the Canadian Pacific Railway. [6] [5] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1924 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada. [2]

Owing to frequent accidents and expensive helper engines associated with railroading at Kicking Horse Pass, in 1909 the Canadian Pacific Railway built the Spiral Tunnels, one of which loops 887 metres (2,910 ft) within the interior of Mt. Ogden. [7] A railway employee once played a small piano loaded onto a handcar as it coasted through this tunnel. [8]

Ogden's South ridge and Kicking Horse River Kicking Horse River In Late Fall.jpg
Ogden's South ridge and Kicking Horse River
Mt. Ogden from Sherbrooke Lake Mt. Ogden, Sherbrooke Lake.jpg
Mt. Ogden from Sherbrooke Lake
Mt. Ogden and Sherbrooke Lake. The summit is far right along edge of tree. Sherbrooke Lake, Mt. Ogden.jpg
Mt. Ogden and Sherbrooke Lake. The summit is far right along edge of tree.

Geology

Mount Ogden is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. [9] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. [10]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Ogden is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [11] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports several ice climbing routes on the peak's west slope. [12]

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