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The Tower (Alberta)

Coordinates: 50°51′24″N 115°17′22″W / 50.85667°N 115.28944°W / 50.85667; -115.28944
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The Tower
West aspect, viewed from Tent Ridge
Highest point
Elevation3,117 m (10,226 ft)[1][2]
Prominence618 m (2,028 ft)[2]
Parent peakMount Bogart (3144 m)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates50°51′24″N 115°17′22″W / 50.85667°N 115.28944°W / 50.85667; -115.28944[2]
Geography
The Tower is located in Alberta
The Tower
The Tower
Location in Alberta
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Parent rangeKananaskis Range
Topo mapNTS 82J14 Spray Lakes Reservoir
Climbing
First ascentUnknown[2]

The Tower is the unofficial name for a large prominent peak that sits above Rummel Lake. It is located between Mount Engadine and Mount Galatea of the Kananaskis Range in Alberta, Canada.[2][3]

Geology

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The Tower is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[4] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]

Climate

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, The Tower is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

References

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  1. ^ "Topographic map of The Tower". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "The Tower". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ "The Tower". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
  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.