Mount Aberdeen (Alberta)

Mount Aberdeen is a 3,152-metre (10,341-foot) mountain summit located in the Lake Louise area of Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Lefroy, 2.9 km (1.8 mi) to the southwest. Haddo Peak is on the same massif with Mount Aberdeen, and the Aberdeen Glacier is between the two peaks.[2]

Mount Aberdeen
Mount Aberdeen as seen from the Plain of the Six Glaciers trail
Highest point
Elevation3,152 m (10,341 ft)[1][2]
Prominence566 m (1,857 ft)[3]
Parent peakMount Lefroy (3442 m)[3]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°22′48″N 116°14′51″W[4]
Geography
Mount Aberdeen is located in Alberta
Mount Aberdeen
Mount Aberdeen
Location in Alberta
Mount Aberdeen is located in Canada
Mount Aberdeen
Mount Aberdeen
Mount Aberdeen (Canada)
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaBanff National Park
Parent rangeBow Range
Topo mapNTS 82N8 Lake Louise[4]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rockSedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent1894 Samuel E.S. Allen, L.F. Frissel, Walter D. Wilcox[3][5]
Mount Aberdeen from Plain of Six Glaciers Trail

History

Mount Aberdeen was named by James J. McArthur in 1897 for Lord Aberdeen, 7th Governor General of Canada.[6] Prior to 1897 it was known as Hazel Peak, but there is no record of who Hazel was.[1]

The first ascent of the peak was made in 1894 by Samuel E.S. Allen, L.F. Frissel, and Walter D. Wilcox.[3][5] In 1917, V.A. Flynn reached the summit by traversing from the top of Haddo Peak with a descent to the Aberdeen Glacier and then up over steep snow and an ice arête.[5]

The mountain's name was made official in 1952 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[4]

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Aberdeen is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[7] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[8]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, this mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[9] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F).

See also

References
  1. "Mount Aberdeen". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
  2. "Topographic map of Mount Aberdeen". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-03-26.
  3. "Mount Aberdeen". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2008-12-20.
  4. "Mount Aberdeen". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  5. Thorington, J. Monroe (1966) [1921]. "Vermilion Pass to Kicking Horse Pass". A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada. With the collaboration of Putnam, William Lowell (6th ed.). American Alpine Club. pp. 83–84. ISBN 978-1376169003.
  6. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 9.
  7. 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.
  8. Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
  9. 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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