The Towers (Canada)

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The Towers
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The Towers seen from a pond near Gog Lake
Highest point
Elevation 2,842 m (9,324 ft) [1]
Prominence 189 m (620 ft) [2]
Listing
Coordinates 50°53′11″N115°36′06″W / 50.88639°N 115.60167°W / 50.88639; -115.60167 [3]
Geography
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The Towers
Location in Alberta
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The Towers
Location in British Columbia
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The Towers
Location in Canada
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range Canadian Rockies
Topo map NTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine [3]
Climbing
First ascent 1916 Interprovincial Boundary Commission

The Towers is a 2,842-metre (9,324-foot) mountain located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It also straddles the shared boundary of Banff National Park with Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park. It was named in 1917 by Arthur O. Wheeler. [1] [2] Its nearest higher peak is Mount Magog, 2.5 km (1.6 mi) to the west. [2]

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Geology

The Towers is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from 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]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, The Towers is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [6] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "The Towers". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Towers". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-03.
  3. 1 2 "The Towers (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  6. ↑ 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.
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