Cataract Peak
Cataract Peak is a summit located in Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.[4]
| Cataract Peak | |
|---|---|
 South aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,333 m (10,935 ft)[1][2][3] |
| Prominence | 938 m (3,077 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Murchison (3353 m)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°39′15″N 116°05′35″W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Cataract Peak Location in Alberta | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Protected area | Banff National Park |
| Parent range | Front Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake[4] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1930 by J.W.A. Hickson and Edward Feuz Jr[1][2] |
Cataract Peak was so named on account of a nearby waterfall, or cataract.[5]
Geology
Like other mountains in Banff Park, Cataract Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[6] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[7]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Cataract Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[8] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
References
- "Cataract Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- "Cataract Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- "Topographic map of Cataract Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- "Cataract Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 31. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
- 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.
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