Waputik Peak

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Waputik Peak
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Southeast aspect
Highest point
Elevation 2,736 m (8,976 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 484 m (1,588 ft) [3]
Listing Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates 51°30′13″N116°19′05″W / 51.50361°N 116.31806°W / 51.50361; -116.31806 [4]
Geography
Canada Alberta relief location map - transverse mercator proj.svg
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Waputik Peak
Location in Alberta
Country Canada
Province Alberta
Parent range Waputik Range
Topo map NTS 82N9 Hector Lake [4]
Climbing
First ascent Dominion Topographic Survey [3]

Waputik Peak was named by George Mercer Dawson in 1884. It is located in the Waputik Range in Alberta. [1] [3]

Contents

"Waputik" means "white goat" in the Stoney language. [1]

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Waputik Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. [5] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. [6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Waputik Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [7] Temperatures in winter can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Waputik Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  2. ↑ "Topographic map of Waputik Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  3. 1 2 3 "Waputik Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  4. 1 2 "Waputik Peak". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-07-17.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. ↑ Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
  7. ↑ Peel, M.C.; Finlayson, B.L. & McMahon, T.A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen-Geiger climate classification" (PDF). Hydrology and Earth System Sciences . 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-12-02. Retrieved 2025-11-07.
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