Warrior Mountain (Canada)

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Warrior Mountain
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Highest point
Elevation 2,973 m (9,754 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 102 m (335 ft)
Parent peak Mount Cordonnier (3012 m) [3]
Listing
Coordinates 50°34′08″N115°14′18″W / 50.568889°N 115.238333°W / 50.568889; -115.238333 [4]
Geography
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Warrior Mountain
Location in Alberta
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Warrior Mountain
Location in British Columbia
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Warrior Mountain
Location in Canada
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
District Kootenay Land District [5]
Protected area Height of the Rockies Provincial Park
Topo map NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes [4]
Climbing
First ascent 1930 by Katie Gardiner, Walter Fuez
Easiest route Scrambling Routes

Warrior Mountain is located north of Mount Joffre in Height of the Rockies Provincial Park and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border. [5] It was named in 1917 after HMS Warrior. [5] [1] [3] The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1930 by Kate (Katie) Gardiner and Walter Feuz. The duo also made the first ascents of nearby Mount Sarrail and Mount Lyautey that same year. [1]

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Geology

Warrior Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. 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, the mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [7] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Warrior Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  2. ↑ "Topographic map of Warrior Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  3. 1 2 "Warrior Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  4. 1 2 "Warrior Mountain (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  5. 1 2 3 "Warrior Mountain". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  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". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN   1027-5606.
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