Whitehorn Mountain (Alberta)
| Whitehorn Mountain | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Whitehorn Mountain (including Lake Louise Ski Resort) is seen beyond Chateau Lake Louise | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,621 m (8,599 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 167 m (548 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Richardson |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°28′04″N 116°08′30″W / 51.4677778°N 116.1416667°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Whitehorn Mountain Location in Alberta  Whitehorn Mountain Whitehorn Mountain (Canada) | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Protected area | Banff National Park |
| Parent range | Slate Range Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82N8 Lake Louise[2] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1884 A.P. Coleman[1] |
Whitehorn Mountain is located in the Slate Range of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.[1] The mountain is home to the Lake Louise Ski Resort.
Geology
[edit]Like other mountains in Banff Park, Whitehorn is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[3] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[4]
Climate
[edit]Based on the Köppen climate classification, Whitehorn is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Whitehorn Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
- ^ a b "Whitehorn". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
- ^ 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 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606. S2CID 9654551.
External links
[edit]- National Park Service web site: Banff National Park
- Whitehorn Mountain weather: Mountain Forecast