Pigeon Mountain (Alberta)

Pigeon Mountain is a 2,394-metre (7,854-foot) mountain summit located in the Bow River Valley of Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its parent peak is Skogan Peak, 5.0 km (3.1 mi) to the southeast.[2] Pigeon Mountain can be seen from Highway 1, the Trans-Canada Highway in the Canmore to Exshaw area.

Pigeon Mountain
Pigeon Mountain seen from Bow River
Highest point
Elevation2,394 m (7,854 ft)[1][2]
Prominence393 m (1,289 ft)[1]
Parent peakSkogan Peak (2662 m)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°01′42″N 115°12′24″W[3]
Geography
Pigeon Mountain is located in Alberta
Pigeon Mountain
Pigeon Mountain
Location of Pigeon Mountain in Alberta
Pigeon Mountain is located in Canada
Pigeon Mountain
Pigeon Mountain
Pigeon Mountain (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeKananaskis Range[1]
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82O3 Canmore[3]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Climbing
Easiest routeHiking[4]

History

This mountain was named Pic de Pigeons in 1858 by Eugene Bourgeau, the French-born botanist while on the Palliser expedition, for flocks of pigeons seen near the mountain.[5] Since pigeons are a species that has been introduced and would not have been present in the Bow Valley in 1858, it is unclear what species of bird Bourgeau observed. The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1956 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3]

Geology

Pigeon Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[6] 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, Pigeon Mountain 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. Precipitation runoff from Pigeon Mountain drains into the Bow River which is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River.

Climbing

Pigeon Mountain is a hike mostly through meadows from its west side. An unofficial 2.8 kilometre trail gains 535 metres from the Skogan Pass Trail.[4] An exceptional view awaits from the summit.

See also

References
  1. "Pigeon Mountain, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  2. "Pigeon Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  3. "Pigeon Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-12-26.
  4. Gillean Daffern's Kananaskis Country Trail Guide, Gillean Daffern, Volume 3, 4th Edition, Rocky Mountain Books, 2013, page 193.
  5. "Pigeon Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
  6. 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.
  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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