| Mount Chester | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,054 m (10,020 ft) |
| Prominence | 341 m (1,119 ft) |
| Coordinates | 50°48′26″N 115°15′48″W / 50.80722°N 115.26333°W / 50.80722; -115.26333 |
| Geography | |
  Mount ChesterLocation in SW Alberta
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| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Kananaskis Range |
| Topo map | NTS 82J14 Spray Lakes Reservoir |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scramble on southwest face |
Mount Chester is a mountain located in the Smith-Dorrien Creek Valley of Kananaskis in the Canadian Rockies. The mountain was named in 1917 after HMS Chester, which was severely damaged in the Battle of Jutland.
Chester Lake is located in a small valley just northwest of the base of the mountain.
Geology
Mount Chester 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.
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Chester is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. In terms of favorable weather, July through September are the best months to climb.
References
- ^ "Mount Chester". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
- "Mount Chester". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- "Mount Chester". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-07-12.
- Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 32.
- 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: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
- Chester on Fresh-Oxygen - route beta, photos
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