Floe Peak

Floe Peak is a 3,006-metre (9,862 ft) mountain summit located on the western border of Kootenay National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. The name for this mountain has not been officially adopted yet. Its nearest higher peak is Foster Peak, 3.0 km (1.9 mi) to the northwest,[1] and both are part of the Vermilion Range. The mountain is part of what is known as the Rockwall in the Vermilion Range, and is named for Floe Lake[4] which is situated below the enormous northern cliffs of the peak.[1] Floe Lake, one of the beauty spots of Kootenay Park, is accessible via the Floe Lake Trail.

Floe Peak
Floe Peak
Highest point
Elevation3,006 m (9,862 ft)[1]
Prominence436 m (1,430 ft)[1]
Parent peakMount Verendrye (3083 m)[1]
ListingMountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°02′33″N 116°08′32″W[1]
Geography
Floe Peak is located in British Columbia
Floe Peak
Floe Peak
Location of Floe Peak in British Columbia
Floe Peak is located in Canada
Floe Peak
Floe Peak
Floe Peak (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceBritish Columbia
Protected areaKootenay National Park
DistrictKootenay Land District
Parent rangeVermilion Range[2]
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N1 Mount Goodsir
Geology
Age of rockCambrian[3]
Type of rockOttertail Limestone[3]

Geology

Floe Peak is composed of limestone, a sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Floe Peak 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 east into Floe Creek, a tributary of the Vermilion River, or west into tributaries of the Kootenay River.

Floe Peak from Floe Lake

See also

References
  1. "Floe Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  2. "Vermilion Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  3. Baird, David M. (1964). "Kootenay National Park: Wild Mountains and Great Valleys" (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com. Geological Survey of Canada. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  4. "Floe Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
  5. Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  6. 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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