Mount Beatty
Mount Beatty is a mountain located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1924 after David Beatty, a British naval officer of Irish ancestry who commanded ships in the First World War.[1][2][4][5]
| Mount Beatty | |
|---|---|
 North aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,004 m (9,856 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 642 m (2,106 ft)[2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Maude (3043 m)[2] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 50°40′10″N 115°17′23″W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Beatty Location in Alberta and British Columbia  Mount Beatty Mount Beatty (British Columbia) | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
| Parent range | Park Ranges |
| Topo map | NTS 82J11 Kananaskis Lakes[3] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1916 Interprovincial Boundary Commission[1] |
Geology
Mount Beatty 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.[6]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Beatty is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F).
Gallery
Southeast aspect
Mt. Beatty, Beatty Lake, Kananaskis Country, AB
References
- "Mount Beatty". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
- "Mount Beatty". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- "Mount Beatty". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
- Boles, Glen W.; Laurilla, Roger W.; Putnam, William L. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names. Vancouver: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-894765-79-4.
- Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 16. Retrieved 2021-07-06 – via babel.hathitrust.org.
- Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
- 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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