Mount Perren is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1968 after Walter Perren, a Swiss climbing guide and Parks Canada service warden.[1][3] The peak forms part of the backdrop to Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks of Banff National Park.
| Mount Perren | |
|---|---|
 Mount Perren | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,051 m (10,010 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 113 m (371 ft)[3] |
| Parent peak | Mount Allen (3310 m)[3] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 51°17′47″N 116°12′32″W / 51.29638°N 116.20888°W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Perren Location in Alberta and British Columbia  Mount Perren Mount Perren (British Columbia) | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
| Protected areas | |
| Parent range | Bow Range |
| Topo map | NTS 82N8 Lake Louise[4] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1927 H.F. Ulrichs[1][3] |
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Geology edit
The mountains in Banff Park are composed of sedimentary rock laid down during 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, the mountain has a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Temperatures can drop below -20 C with wind chill factors below -30 C in the winter.
Further reading edit
- Dave Birrell, 50 Roadside Panoramas in the Canadian Rockies, P 87
- Western Canada, P 279
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Mount Perren (Ten Peaks)". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ "Topographic map of Mount Perren". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ a b c d "Mount Perren". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ a b "Mount Perren (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-09-14.
- ^ 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
- "Mount Perren". BC Geographical Names.
- Parks Canada web site: Banff National Park