Mount Howard (Alberta)

Mount Howard is a 2,777-metre (9,111-foot) mountain summit located 68 km (42 mi) west-southwest of Calgary in Kananaskis Country of Alberta, Canada.[5] Mount Howard is the fourth-highest peak in the Fisher Range which is a subrange of the Canadian Rockies.[4] The nearest higher neighbor is Fisher Peak, 5.03 km (3.13 mi) to the southwest.[3] Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Nihahi Creek and Canyon Creek which are tributaries of the Elbow River. Topographic relief is modest as the summit rises 777 metres (2,549 ft) above Canyon Creek in approximately 2 km (1.2 mi).

Mount Howard
Mount Howard behind Nihahi Ridge
Highest point
Elevation2,777 m (9,111 ft)[1][2]
Prominence178 m (584 ft)[3]
Parent peakFisher Peak (3,053 m)[4]
Isolation5.03 km (3.13 mi)[3]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates50°50′56″N 114°59′00″W[5]
Naming
EtymologyTerrence "Ted" Howard[6]
Geography
Mount Howard is located in Kananaskis Improvement District
Mount Howard
Mount Howard
Location in Kananaskis Country
Mount Howard is located in Alberta
Mount Howard
Mount Howard
Location in Alberta
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaElbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park
Parent rangeFisher Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J15 Bragg Creek[5]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rockSedimentary rock
Climbing
Easiest routeScrambling via North Ridge[1]

Etymology

The mountain is named after Terrence "Ted" Howard (1882–1962), Elbow District Forest Ranger for 20 years (1917—1937) with the Alberta Forest Service.[2] The son of a British Army Officer and himself a World War I veteran with Canada's 82nd Battalion, Ted Howard had emigrated to Alberta and homesteaded in the Blackie area. The toponym was officially adopted by the Geographical Names Board of Canada on December 12, 1939.[5]

Geology

Mount Howard 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.[7]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Howard is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[8] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. The months June through September offer the most favorable weather for climbing the peak.

See also

References
  1. Kane, Alan (2014). More Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies. Rocky Mountain Books. p. 253. ISBN 9781771600163.
  2. Dave Birrell, Ron Ellis (2000), Calgary's Mountain Panorama, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9780921102120, p. 61.
  3. "Mount Howard". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  4. "Mount Howard, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  5. "Mount Howard". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  6. "Mount Howard". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-03-22.
  7. Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  8. 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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