Whitehorn Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,621 m (8,599 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 167 m (548 ft) [1] |
Parent peak | Mount Richardson |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 51°28′05″N116°08′31″W / 51.46806°N 116.14194°W [1] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Protected area | Banff National Park |
Parent range | Slate Range Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82N8 Lake Louise |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1884 A.P. Coleman [1] |
Whitehorn Mountain is located in the Slate Range of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. [1] The mountain is home to the Lake Louise Ski Resort.
Like other mountains in Banff Park, Whitehorn is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. [2] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. [3]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Whitehorn is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [4] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.
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