The Tower (Alberta)
Appearance
The Tower | |
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![]() West aspect, viewed from Tent Ridge | |
Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,117 m (10,226 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 618 m (2,028 ft)[2] |
Parent peak | Mount Bogart (3144 m)[2] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 50°51′24″N 115°17′22″W / 50.85667°N 115.28944°W[2] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Alberta |
Parent range | Kananaskis Range |
Topo map | NTS 82J14 Spray Lakes Reservoir |
Climbing | |
First ascent | Unknown[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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Topographic map of The Tower". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ a b c d e f "The Tower". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ "The Tower". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
- ^ 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: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.