Neptuak Mountain
Neptuak Mountain was named by Samuel E.S. Allen in 1894. "Neptuak" is the Stoney Indian word for "nine" as Neptuak Mountain is peak #9 in the Valley of the Ten Peaks. It is located on the Continental Divide, which is also the British Columbia-Alberta border in this region, and is in the Bow Range of the Park Ranges of the Canadian Rockies.[1][3] The summit is a tripoint for Banff National Park, Kootenay National Park, and Yoho National Park, where the three parks share a common border.
| Neptuak Mountain | |
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,233 m (10,607 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 151 m (495 ft)[3] |
| Parent peak | Deltaform Mountain (3424 m)[3] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 51°18′29″N 116°15′28″W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Neptuak Mountain Location on B.C. and Alberta border  Neptuak Mountain Neptuak Mountain (British Columbia) | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
| Parent range | Bow Range |
| Topo map | NTS 82N8 Lake Louise[4] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1902 J. Norman Collie, H.E.M. Stutfield, G.M. Weed, H. Woolley, guided by C. Kaufmann[3] |
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Geology
Like other mountains in Banff Park, Neptuak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[5] 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, Neptuak is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C. Precipitation runoff from Neptuak drains east into tributaries of the Bow River, or west into tributaries of the Vermilion River.
Further reading
- Corbett, Bill (2009). The 11,000ers of the Canadian Rockies. p. 182. ISBN 9781897522400.
- Patton, Brian (July 2007). Parkways of the Canadian Rockies: A Touring Guide to Banff, Jasper, Kootenay. pp. 76–77. ISBN 9780978237523.
- Calvert, Kathy (2003). Don Forest: Quest for the Summits. p. 100. ISBN 9781894765374.
- Boles, Glen W.; Putnam, William Lowell; Laurilla, Roger W. (2006). Canadian Mountain Place Names: The Rockies and Columbia Mountains. p. 100. ISBN 9781894765794.
References
- "Neptuak Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- "Topographic map of Neptuak Mountain". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
- "Neptuak Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- "Neptuak Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
- 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.
External links
- National Park Service web site: Banff National Park
- National Park Service web site: Kootenay National Park
- National Park Service web site: Yoho National Park
- Neptuak weather: Mountain Forecast