Pilot Mountain (Alberta)

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Pilot Mountain
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Pilot Mountain from Pilot Pond
Highest point
Elevation 2,935 m (9,629 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 302 m (991 ft) [3]
Parent peak Mount Brett (2984 m) [3]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 51°11′16″N115°49′30″W / 51.18778°N 115.82500°W / 51.18778; -115.82500 [4]
Geography
Canada Alberta relief location map - transverse mercator proj.svg
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Pilot Mountain
Location in Alberta
Pilot Mountain (Alberta)
Interactive map of Pilot Mountain
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected area Banff National Park
Parent range Massive Range
Topo map NTS 82O4 Banff [4]
Climbing
First ascent 1885 by the GSC [2] [3]
Easiest route Difficult scramble [5]

Pilot Mountain is a mountain in the Bow River valley of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is located southeast of Redearth Creek and directly west of the Trans-Canada Highway.

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The mountain was named in 1884 by George M. Dawson, for its location is where the Bow Valley changes direction, thus affording distant views of the mountain all along the valley.

Pilot Mountain can be scrambled on the northwest face by someone with good routefinding skills. Nearby Mount Brett (2,984 m (9,790 ft)) can be ascended from a ridge off the western slopes of Pilot Mountain. [5]

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Pilot Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. [6] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. [7]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Pilot Mountain is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [8] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.

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References

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