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Mount Alexandra (Canada)

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Mountain in Banff NP, Alberta/British Columbia, Canada
Mount Alexandra
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Highest point
Elevation3,401 m (11,158 ft)
Prominence241 m (791 ft)
Parent peakMount Lyell (3498 m)
Listing
Coordinates51°58′51″N 117°11′54″W / 51.98083°N 117.19833°W / 51.98083; -117.19833
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Protected areaBanff National Park
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N14 Rostrum Peak
Geology
Rock typeSedimentary
Climbing
First ascent1902 James Outram, Christian Kaufmann

Mount Alexandra is a remote 3,401-metre (11,158-foot) mountain summit on the border of British Columbia and Alberta, Canada.

The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1902 by James Outram with guide Christian Kaufmann. Mount Alexandra was named in 1902 by James Outram for Alexandra of Denmark.

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff National Park, Mount Alexandra 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, Mount Alexandra is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.

References

  1. ^ "Mount Alexandra". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  2. ^ "Mount Alexandra (BC)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  3. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 10. Retrieved 2019-09-09 – via hathitrust.org.
  4. "Mount Alexandra". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-09.
  5. 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.
  6. Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  7. 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.

External links

  • Photo of Mt. Alexandra: Flickr
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