Coronation Mountain is a summit in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.[2][3]
| Coronation Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Airliner view from southeast | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,176 m (10,420 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 436 m (1,430 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Freshfield (3337 m)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°48′22″N 116°54′31″W / 51.80611°N 116.90861°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Coronation Mountain Location in Alberta | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Protected area | Banff National Park |
| Parent range | Park Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes[2] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1921 by Interprovincial Boundary Commission[3] |
Coronation Mountain was named in commemoration of the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.[4]
Geology edit
Like other mountains in Banff Park, the mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from 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 edit
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Coronation Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Winter temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.
References edit
- ^ a b c "Coronation Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ a b c "Coronation Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ a b "Coronation Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 38. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
- ^ 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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