Mount Charles Stewart
Mount Charles Stewart is a mountain located in the Bow River valley of Banff National Park in Canada.
| Mount Charles Stewart | |
|---|---|
 Mount Charles Stewart (left) seen with Mount Lady McDonald (right) | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,809 m (9,216 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 363 m (1,191 ft)[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°09′18″N 115°19′59.9″W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Charles Stewart Location in Alberta | |
| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Fairholme Range Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82O3 Canmore |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1947[1][2] |
| Easiest route | rock climb |
The mountain was named in 1928 after Charles Stewart, who served as Premier of Alberta from 1917 to 1921.[1]
Geology
Mount Charles Stewart 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, Mount Charles Stewart 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 Mount Charles Stewart drains into the Bow River which is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River.
See also
References
- "Mount Charles Stewart". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
- "Mount Charles Stewart". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2008-12-31.
- 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.
- 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.
