The Tower | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,117 m (10,226 ft) [1] [2] |
Prominence | 618 m (2,028 ft) [2] |
Parent peak | Mount Bogart (3144 m) [2] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 50°51′24″N115°17′22″W / 50.85667°N 115.28944°W [2] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Parent range | Kananaskis Range |
Topo map | NTS 82J14 Spray Lakes Reservoir |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Unknown [2] |
The Tower is the unofficial name for a large prominent peak that sits above Rummel Lake. It is located between Mount Engadine and Mount Galatea of the Kananaskis Range in Alberta, Canada. [2] [3]
The Tower is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. [4] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. [5]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, The Tower is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [6] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
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