Neptuak Mountain

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Neptuak Mountain
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Highest point
Elevation 3,241 m (10,633 ft) [1] [2] [a]
Prominence 151 m (495 ft) [1]
Parent peak Deltaform Mountain (3424 m) [1]
Listing
Coordinates 51°18′29″N116°15′28″W / 51.30806°N 116.25778°W / 51.30806; -116.25778 [5]
Geography
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Neptuak Mountain
Location in Alberta
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Neptuak Mountain
Location in British Columbia
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Neptuak Mountain
Location in Canada
Neptuak Mountain
Interactive map of Neptuak Mountain
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range Bow Range [6]
Topo map NTS 82N8 Lake Louise [5]
Climbing
First ascent 2 September 1902
Easiest route rock/snow climb

Neptuak Mountain was named by Samuel E.S. Allen in 1894. "Neptuak" is the Stoney Indian word for "nine" as Neptuak Mountain is peak #9 in the Valley of the Ten Peaks. It is located on the Continental Divide, which is also the British Columbia-Alberta border in this region, and is in the Bow Range of the Park Ranges of the Canadian Rockies. [3] [1] The summit is a tripoint for Banff National Park, Kootenay National Park, and Yoho National Park, where the three parks share a common border.

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Climbing History

The first ascent was made on September 2, 1902 by J. Norman Collie, Hugh E.M. Stutfield, G.M. Weed, H. Woolley, guided by Christian Kaufmann [7] [1] On April 10, 2016 Luka Lindič and Marc-André Leclerc completed the first ascent via the NE face. They named the route "Psychological Effect (700m, WI5+ M7)". [8] Brette Harrington and Tony McLane made the second ascent via the NE face on August 5, 2020. [9]

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Neptuak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. [10] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. [11]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Neptuak is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [12] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below 320 °C (608 °F). Precipitation runoff from Neptuak drains east into tributaries of the Bow River, or west into tributaries of the Vermilion River.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Neptuak Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  2. ↑ "Neptuak Mountain". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  3. 1 2 "Neptuak Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  4. ↑ "Topographic map of Neptuak Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  5. 1 2 "Neptuak Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  6. ↑ NTS map 82N08 Lake Louise
  7. ↑ Stutfield, Hugh; Collie, J. Norman (1903). Climbs & Exploration in the Canadian Rockies : With Maps and Illustrations. BC Historical Books. pp. 315–317. doi:10.14288/1.0348601.
  8. ↑ Lindič, Luka (2017). "New Routes on Mt. Tuzo and Neptuak Mountain". Climbs and expeditions. American Alpine Journal . 59 (91). American Alpine Club: 113. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  9. ↑ Harrington, Brette (2021). "Neptuak Mountain: The Hammer and the Dance". American Alpine Journal. 63 (95). American Alpine Club: 113. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
  10. ↑ Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  11. ↑ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  12. ↑ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . ISSN   1027-5606.
Notes
  1. ↑ Other sources give 3233 m. [3] [4]

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