Wenkchemna Peak

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Wenkchemna Peak
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Wenkchemna Peak
Highest point
Elevation 3,170 m (10,400 ft) [1] [2]
Prominence 16 m (52 ft) [3]
Listing
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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Wenkchemna Peak
Location in Alberta
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Wenkchemna Peak
Location in British Columbia
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Wenkchemna Peak
Location in Canada
Country Canada
Provinces Alberta and British Columbia
District Kootenay Land District [5]
Protected areas Banff National Park and Yoho National Park
Parent range Canadian Rockies
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. [1] [3]

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. [1] [3] [5]

Contents

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.

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