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Coronation Mountain

Coordinates: 51°48′22″N 116°54′31″W / 51.80611°N 116.90861°W / 51.80611; -116.90861
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Coronation Mountain
Airliner view from southeast
Highest point
Elevation3,176 m (10,420 ft)[1]
Prominence436 m (1,430 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Freshfield (3337 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°48′22″N 116°54′31″W / 51.80611°N 116.90861°W / 51.80611; -116.90861[2]
Geography
Coronation Mountain is located in Alberta
Coronation Mountain
Coronation Mountain
Location in Alberta
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaBanff National Park
Parent rangePark Ranges
Topo mapNTS 83D9 Amethyst Lakes[2]
Climbing
First ascent1921 by Interprovincial Boundary Commission[3]

Coronation Mountain is a summit in Banff National Park, Alberta, Canada.[2][3]

Coronation Mountain was named in commemoration of the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.[4]

Geology

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Like other mountains in Banff Park, the mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[5] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[6]

Climate

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, Coronation Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Winter temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Coronation Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  2. ^ a b c "Coronation Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  3. ^ a b "Coronation Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  4. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 38. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
  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.