Stairway Peak is a 3,006 metres (9,862 ft) mountain summit located on the Continental Divide, on the shared border of Alberta and British Columbia in the Canadian Rockies. It is also on the shared border between Banff National Park and Yoho National Park, and can be seen from the Icefields Parkway. It was named in 1918 by Arthur O. Wheeler.[1][3]
| Stairway Peak | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,999 m (9,839 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 105 m (344 ft)[3] |
| Parent peak | Howse Peak (3295 m)[3] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 51°47′36″N 116°39′22″W / 51.79333°N 116.65611°W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Stairway Peak Location in Alberta and British Columbia  Stairway Peak Stairway Peak (British Columbia) | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
| Protected area | Banff National Park |
| Parent range | Waputik Mountains |
| Topo map | NTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake[4] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1944 Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Measuroll, J. Monroe Thorington, Edward Feuz jr.[1][3] |
Geology edit
Stairway 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.[5]
Climate edit
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Stairway Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the peak drains east to the Mistaya River, or west into tributaries of the Blaeberry River.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Stairway Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
- ^ "Topographic map of Stairway Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ a b c d "Stairway Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ a b "Stairway Peak (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-11-12.
- ^ 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.