East End of Rundle

East End of Rundle (EEOR) is a mountain located immediately west of the town of Canmore, Alberta and immediately west of the Spray Lakes road in the Canadian Rockies. Mount Rundle occupies the space between Canmore and Banff on the southwest side of the Trans-Canada Highway.

East End of Rundle (EEOR)
East End of Rundle seen from westbound Highway 1
Highest point
Elevation2,590 m (8,500 ft)[1]
Coordinates51°04′50″N 115°25′19″W[2]
Geography
East End of Rundle is located in Alberta
East End of Rundle
East End of Rundle
Location in Alberta
East End of Rundle is located in Canada
East End of Rundle
East End of Rundle
East End of Rundle (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Parent rangeSouth Banff Ranges, Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82O3 Canmore[1]
Climbing
Easiest routeeasy/moderate scramble[1]

There is a scrambling route up from the Spray Lakes road.[1]

Geology

The 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, the 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 Rundle drains into the Bow River which is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River.

See also

References
  1. Kane, Alan (1999). "East End of Rundle". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies. Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 73. ISBN 0-921102-67-4.
  2. "East End of Rundle". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  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.
  • Southeast aspect
    Southeast aspect
  • Mount Rundle with the East End to left
    Mount Rundle with the East End to left
  • EEOR (left) and Ha-Ling (right) viewed from the South with Canmore in the background (Sept. 2006)
    EEOR (left) and Ha-Ling (right) viewed from the South with Canmore in the background (Sept. 2006)
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