Apex Mountain (Chaba Icefield)
Mountain in Alberta/British Columbia, Canada
Apex Mountain
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
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Apex Mountain (British Columbia)
Show map of British ColumbiaApex Mountain is located on the Canadian provincial boundary between Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1927 and is located in the centre of the Clemenceau Icefield.[1][3]
Geology
Apex Mountain 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.[5]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Apex Mountain is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
See also
References
- ^ a b "Apex Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ "Topographic map of Apex Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ a b c "Apex Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-02-07.
- ^ a b "Apex Mountain (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
- ^ 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
- "Apex Mountain". BC Geographical Names.
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