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Mount William Booth

Coordinates: 52°05′22″N 116°19′14″W / 52.0894444°N 116.3205556°W / 52.0894444; -116.3205556
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Mount William Booth
Highest point
Elevation2,728 m (8,950 ft)[1][2]
Prominence795 m (2,608 ft)[3]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°05′22″N 116°19′14″W / 52.0894444°N 116.3205556°W / 52.0894444; -116.3205556[4]
Geography
Mount William Booth is located in Alberta
Mount William Booth
Mount William Booth
Location in Alberta
Mount William Booth is located in Canada
Mount William Booth
Mount William Booth
Mount William Booth (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Parent rangeRam Range
Topo mapNTS 83C1 Whiterabbit Creek[4]

Mount William Booth was named in 1965 after William Booth, the founder of the Salvation Army.[1] It is part of the Ram Range in Alberta, Canada, and situated near the southern end of Abraham Lake. It is located in the North Saskatchewan River valley of the Canadian Rockies, and can be seen from the David Thompson Highway east of Saskatchewan Crossing.

Climate

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount William Booth is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Mount William Booth". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  2. ^ "Topographic map of Mount William Booth". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  3. ^ "Mount William Booth". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-02-28.
  4. ^ a b "Mount William Booth". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  5. ^ 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.