Mount Coleman is a 3,135-metre (10,285 ft) mountain summit located in the upper North Saskatchewan River valley in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.[2] Its nearest higher peak is Cirrus Mountain, 4.46 km (2.77 mi) to the north.[3] Mount Coleman is situated along the east side the Icefields Parkway midway between Saskatchewan Crossing and Sunwapta Pass.
| Mount Coleman | |
|---|---|
 Mount Coleman (centered in distance) seen from Icefields Parkway | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,135 m (10,285 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 775 m (2,543 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Cirrus Mountain (3270 m)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 52°07′08″N 116°55′17″W / 52.11889°N 116.92139°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Coleman Location of Mount Coleman in Alberta  Mount Coleman Mount Coleman (Canada) | |
| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 83C2 Cline River[1] |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Sedimentary |
History edit
Mount Coleman was named in 1898 after Arthur P. Coleman (1852-1939), a Canadian geologist and among the first white men to explore the area that is now Jasper National Park.[4]
Geology edit
Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Coleman 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, Mount Coleman is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Mount Coleman drains into tributaries of the North Saskatchewan River.
Further reading edit
- Chic Scott, Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering, P 70
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Mount Coleman". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
- ^ a b "Mount Coleman". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ "Mount Coleman, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 36.
- ^ 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.
External links edit
- Parks Canada web site: Banff National Park
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