| Mount Coleman | |
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 Mount Coleman (centered in distance) seen from Icefields Parkway | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,135 m (10,285 ft) |
| Prominence | 775 m (2,543 ft) |
| Parent peak | Cirrus Mountain (3270 m) |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 52°07′08″N 116°55′17″W / 52.11889°N 116.92139°W / 52.11889; -116.92139 |
| Geography | |
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| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 83C2 Cline River |
| Geology | |
| Rock type | Sedimentary |
Mount Coleman is a 3,135-metre (10,285 ft) mountain summit located in the upper North Saskatchewan River valley in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Cirrus Mountain, 4.46 km (2.77 mi) to the north. Mount Coleman is situated along the east side the Icefields Parkway midway between Saskatchewan Crossing and Sunwapta Pass.
History
Mount Coleman was named in 1898 after Arthur P. Coleman (1852-1939), a Canadian geologist and among the first white men to explore the area that is now Jasper National Park.
Geology
Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Coleman 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 Coleman 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. Precipitation runoff from Mount Coleman drains into tributaries of the North Saskatchewan River.
Gallery
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Mount Coleman (left) from Icefields Parkway
See also
References
- ^ "Mount Coleman". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
- ^ "Mount Coleman". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- "Mount Coleman, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 36.
- 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.
External links
- Parks Canada web site: Banff National Park
Further reading
- Chic Scott, Pushing the Limits: The Story of Canadian Mountaineering, P 70
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