Mount Wardle

Mount Wardle
Mount Wardle
	South aspect
Highest point
Elevation	2,805 m (9,203 ft)
Prominence	362 m (1,188 ft)
Parent peak	Mount Verendrye (3,085 m)
Isolation	2.61 km (1.62 mi)
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	50°57′33″N116°01′12″W / 50.95917°N 116.02000°W
Geography
	Mount Wardle Location in British Columbia Mount Wardle Mount Wardle (Canada)
	Interactive map of Mount Wardle
Location	Kootenay National Park ; British Columbia, Canada
District	Kootenay Land District
Parent range	Vermilion Range ; Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82K16 Spillimacheen
Geology
Rock age	Cambrian
Rock type	Ottertail Limestone
Climbing
First ascent	1922

Last updated November 13, 2024

Mount Wardle is a 2,805-metre (9,203-foot) mountain summit located in British Columbia, Canada.

Description

Mount Wardle is situated in Kootenay National Park at the southern end of the Vermilion Range, which is a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies. Mount Wardle is home to the largest population of mountain goats within the national park.^[5] Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,600 meters (5,250 feet) above the Banff–Windermere Highway in three kilometers (1.9 mile). Mount Wardle is composed of Ottertail limestone, a sedimentary rock laid down during the Cambrian period and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.^[6] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains east into Wardle Creek which is a tributary of the Vermilion River, and west into Lost Creek, a tributary of the Kootenay River.

History

The first ascent of the summit was made in 1922 by a Topographical Survey party.^[7] The mountain's toponym was applied by Morrison P. Bridgland (1878–1948), a Dominion Land Surveyor who named many peaks in the Canadian Rockies.^[8] It was officially adopted 9 September 1924 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada to honor James Morey Wardle (1888–1971), a highway design engineer and then-director of special projects for Parks Canada.^[9] Wardle also served as superintendent of Banff National Park from 1919 through 1921.^[10]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Wardle 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.

Gallery

Aerial view of Mt. Wardle (centered), Mt. Verendrye (top, left) and Vermilion River (right)
Distant view looking north at Mt. Verendrye (center) and Mt. Wardle (right)

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References

1 2 3 4 "Mount Wardle, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
↑ AnneLise Sorensen, Christian Williams (2010), The Rough Guide to Canada, 7th edition, ISBN 978-1-84836-503-2, p. 690
↑ "Mount Wardle". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2022-10-19.
1 2 Baird, David M. (1964). Kootenay National Park: Wild mountains and great valleys (PDF) (Report). Geological Survey of Canada. Miscellaneous Report 9. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
↑ Bob Hahn (2000), Kootenay National Park, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9780921102748, p. 67
↑ Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
↑ "Mount Wardle". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-19.
↑ MacLaren, I.S. (2005). Mapper of Mountains M.P. Bridgland in the Canadian Rockies 1902-1930. With Eric Higgs, Gabrielle Zezulka-Mailloux. Edmonton, AB: The University of Alberta Press. ISBN 0-88864-456-6.
↑ "Mount Wardle". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2022-10-19.
↑ Glen W. Boles, 2006, Mountain Place Names: The Rockies and Columbia Mountains, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4, p. 264
↑ 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.

External links

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[peakbagger-1] 1 2 3 4 "Mount Wardle, British Columbia". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2022-10-19.

[2] AnneLise Sorensen, Christian Williams (2010), The Rough Guide to Canada, 7th edition, ISBN 978-1-84836-503-2, p. 690

[cgndb-3] "Mount Wardle". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2022-10-19.

[Baird1964-4] 1 2 Baird, David M. (1964). Kootenay National Park: Wild mountains and great valleys (PDF) (Report). Geological Survey of Canada. Miscellaneous Report 9. Retrieved 2020-01-06.

[5] Bob Hahn (2000), Kootenay National Park, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9780921102748, p. 67

[gadd-6] Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.

[pf-7] "Mount Wardle". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-10-19.

[MacLaren2005-8] MacLaren, I.S. (2005). Mapper of Mountains M.P. Bridgland in the Canadian Rockies 1902-1930. With Eric Higgs, Gabrielle Zezulka-Mailloux. Edmonton, AB: The University of Alberta Press. ISBN 0-88864-456-6.

[bcgnis-9] "Mount Wardle". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2022-10-19.

[10] Glen W. Boles, 2006, Mountain Place Names: The Rockies and Columbia Mountains, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4, p. 264

[Peel-11] 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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