Wenkchemna Peak

Wenkchemna Peak
Wenkchemna Peak
Highest point
Elevation	3,206 m (10,518 ft) [1] [a]
Prominence	16 m (52 ft) [1]
Parent peak	Mount Hungabee (3492 m) [1]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°19′43″N116°16′35″W / 51.3286111°N 116.2763889°W / 51.3286111; -116.2763889 (Wenkchemna Peak) [4]
Geography
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Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
District	Kootenay Land District [5]
Protected areas	Banff National Park Yoho National Park
Parent range	Bow Range [4] [1]
Topo map	NTS 82N8 Lake Louise [4]
Geology
Rock type	Sedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent	1923 F.C. Bell, A.W. Drinnan, H. Herriot, T.B. Moffat, R. Neil, E. Thompson, R. Williams, Christian Hasler Jr. [2] [1]

Wenkchemna Peak is located on the SE ridge coming off of Mount Hungabee on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1894 by Samuel E. S. Allen for the Stoney Indian word for ten. ^{[2] [1] [5]}

Wenkchemna is the 10th peak in The Valley of the Ten Peaks, as they are normally numbered (left to right as seen from Moraine Lake). It is an extension into the valley of the ridge formed by Mount Hungabee and Ringrose Peaks.

Geology

Wenkchemna Peak 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, Wenkchemna Peak 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

• List of peaks on the Alberta–British Columbia border
• List of mountains in the Canadian Rockies

References

1. "Wenkchemna Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
2. "Wenkchemna Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
3. "Topographic map of Wenkchemna Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
4. "Wenkchemna Peak (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2023-08-17.
5. "Wenkchemna Peak". BC Geographical Names . Retrieved 2023-08-17.
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 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi: 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . ISSN   1027-5606. S2CID   9654551.

Notes

1. Other sources give 3170 m. ^{[2] [3]}

Further reading

• Brian Patton, Bart Robinson, Walks and Hikes in Banff National Park , P 103
• Tony Daffern, Canadian Rockies , PP 55, 59
• Brian Patton, Bart Robinson, Canadian Rockies Trail Guide , P 101
• Kathy Calvert, Dale Portman, Guardians of the Peaks: Mountain Rescue in the Canadian Rockies and Columbia , P 185
• Dave Birrell, 50 Roadside Panoramas in the Canadian Rockies , P 83