Cave Mountain

Cave Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1916 by the International Boundary Survey.[1][2] A cave within the mountain accounts for the name.[3]

Cave Mountain
Southeast aspect, centered
Highest point
Elevation2,650 m (8,690 ft)[1]
Prominence330 m (1,080 ft)
Coordinates50°56′15″N 115°35′44″W
Geography
Cave Mountain is located in Alberta
Cave Mountain
Cave Mountain
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
LocationAlberta
British Columbia
Protected areaBanff National Park
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine

Geology

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

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Cave Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. The months of July through September offer the most favorable weather for climbing this peak.

See also

References

  1. "Cave Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  2. "Cave Mountain". Bivouac.com.
  3. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 31.
  4. Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  5. 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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