Catacombs Mountain
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.
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  Catacombs Mountain Location of Catacombs Mountain in Alberta  Catacombs Mountain Catacombs Mountain (Canada) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,290 m (10,790 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 870 m (2,850 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 52°25′47″N 117°45′10″W[2] |
| Geography | |
| Location | Jasper National Park Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 83C5 Fortress Lake[2] |
| Geology | |
| Type of rock | Sedimentary |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | July 10, 1927 W.R. MacLaurin, Alfred. J. Ostheimer, Hans. Fuhrer, J. Weber[3] |
| Easiest route | Scrambling[4] |
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]
References
- "Catacombs Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
- "Catacombs Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
- "Catacombs Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-02-14.
- "Catacombs Mountain". explor8ion. Archived from the original on 2019-04-07. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
- Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 31.
- 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.
- 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
External links
- Parks Canada web site: Jasper National Park
- Catacombs Mountain photo: Catacombs Mountain Flickr