Mount Synge

Mount Synge is located NE of the head of the Blaeberry River and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border.[5] It was named in 1918 after Captain Millington Henry Synge (1823–1907), British Army officer and author.[1][3]

Mount Synge
Mt. Synge (center) from NNE
Highest point
Elevation2,972 m (9,751 ft)[1][2]
Prominence47 m (154 ft)[3]
Parent peakAiguille Peak (2,999 m)[3]
Listing
Coordinates51°48′20″N 116°39′44″W[4]
Geography
Mount Synge is located in Alberta
Mount Synge
Mount Synge
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Mount Synge is located in British Columbia
Mount Synge
Mount Synge
Mount Synge (British Columbia)
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
DistrictKootenay Land District[5]
Protected areaBanff National Park
Parent rangeWaputik Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake[4]
Climbing
First ascent1952 Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Mendenhall

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mt. Synge is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F).

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Synge is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from 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]

See also

References
  1. "Mount Synge". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  2. "Topographic map of Mount xyz". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  3. "Mount Synge". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  4. "Mount Synge (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  5. "Mount Synge". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  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.
  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.
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