| Coronation Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Airliner view from southeast | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,176 m (10,420 ft) |
| Prominence | 436 m (1,430 ft) |
| Parent peak | Mount Freshfield (3337 m) |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°48′22″N 116°54′31″W / 51.80611°N 116.90861°W / 51.80611; -116.90861 |
| Geography | |
  Coronation MountainLocation in Alberta
| |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Protected area | Banff National Park |
| Parent range | Park Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1921 by Interprovincial Boundary Commission |
Coronation Mountain is a summit in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.
Coronation Mountain was named in commemoration of the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.
Geology
Like other mountains in Banff Park, the mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from 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.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Coronation Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Winter temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.
References
- ^ "Coronation Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "Coronation Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- ^ "Coronation Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 38. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- 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.
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