Caldron Peak

Caldron Peak is a 2,911-metre (9,551 ft) mountain peak of the Waputik Range, located in Alberta, Canada.[1][2] It is prominently visible from the Peyto Lake Overlook in Banff National Park.

Caldron Peak
Caldron Peak and Peyto Lake
Highest point
Elevation2,911 m (9,551 ft)[1]
Prominence449 m (1,473 ft)[2][note 1]
Parent peakMistaya Mountain (3096 m)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°43′08″N 116°32′42″W[3]
Geography
Caldron Peak is located in Alberta
Caldron Peak
Caldron Peak
Location in Alberta
Caldron Peak is located in Canada
Caldron Peak
Caldron Peak
Caldron Peak (Canada)
LocationBanff National Park
Alberta, Canada
Parent rangeWaputik Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N10 Blaeberry River[3]
Climbing
First ascent1948 FRA: C. Beattie and an ACC party

It was named after Caldron Lake which is 3 km (1.9 mi) from its summit.

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Caldron Peak 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

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Caldron Peak 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 Caldron Peak Peak drains into the Mistaya River which is a tributary of the North Saskatchewan River.

References
  1. "Caldron Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  2. "Caldron Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  3. "Caldron Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  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.
Footnotes
  1. Based on an elevation of 2909 m


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