Crowfoot Mountain (Alberta)

Crowfoot Mountain is a mountain within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. The Crowfoot Glacier sits on the northeastern flank of the mountain.

Crowfoot Mountain
Crowfoot Glacier and Mountain, plus Bow Lake
Highest point
Elevation3,055 m (10,023 ft)[1]
Prominence355 m (1,165 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Olive
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°37′30″N 116°26′00″W[1]
Geography
Crowfoot Mountain is located in Alberta
Crowfoot Mountain
Crowfoot Mountain
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N9 Hector Lake[2]
Climbing
First ascent1950 by 1950 E. Cromwell and G. Engelhard[1]

The mountain was named in 1959 after the glacier.[1]

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Crowfoot Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[3] 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, Crowfoot Mountain is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C. Precipitation runoff from Crowfoot Mountain drains into the Bow River which is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River.

  • Crowfoot Mountain near Bow Lake
    Crowfoot Mountain near Bow Lake
  • Crowfoot Mountain
    Crowfoot Mountain
  • Crowfoot Mountain
    Crowfoot Mountain

See also

References
  1. "Crowfoot Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2010-03-20.
  2. "Crowfoot Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-09-10.
  3. 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.
  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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