Catacombs Mountain

Mountain in Jasper NP, Alberta, Canada
Catacombs Mountain is located in Alberta
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Highest pointElevation3,290 m (10,790 ft)[1]Prominence870 m (2,850 ft)[1]ListingMountains of AlbertaCoordinates52°25′47″N 117°45′10″W / 52.42972°N 117.75278°W / 52.42972; -117.75278[2]GeographyLocationJasper National Park
Alberta, CanadaParent rangeCanadian RockiesTopo mapNTS 83C5 Fortress Lake[2]GeologyType of rockSedimentaryClimbingFirst ascentJuly 10, 1927 W.R. MacLaurin, Alfred. J. Ostheimer, Hans. Fuhrer, J. Weber[3]Easiest routeScrambling[4]

Catacombs Mountain is a 3,290-metre (10,790-foot) mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.

Catacombs Mountain was named by Arthur O. Wheeler in 1921 on account of an alcove formation which resembles the recesses in catacombs.[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Catacombs 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. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Athabasca River.

Geology

Catacombs Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[7] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Catacombs Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  2. ^ a b "Catacombs Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  3. ^ "Catacombs Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
  4. ^ "Catacombs Mountain". explor8ion. Archived from the original on 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
  5. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 31.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  • Parks Canada web site: Jasper National Park
  • Catacombs Mountain photo: Catacombs Mountain Flickr
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