Popes Peak
Popes Peak is a mountain on the border of Alberta and British Columbia in Western Canada, on the Continental Divide of the Americas, part of the Bow Range of the Canadian Rockies between Lake Louise Valley and Cataract Brook, bordering Banff and Yoho national parks.
| Popes Peak | |
|---|---|
 Popes Peak centered at top | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,163 m (10,377 ft)[1][2] |
| Prominence | 81 m (266 ft)[3] |
| Parent peak | Collier Peak (3232 m)[3] |
| Listing | |
| Coordinates | 51°24′08″N 116°17′40″W[4] |
| Geography | |
  Popes Peak Location in Alberta and British Columbia  Popes Peak Popes Peak (British Columbia) | |
| Country | Canada |
| Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
| Protected areas | |
| Parent range | Bow Range |
| Topo map | NTS 82N8 Lake Louise[4] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1903 George Collier, Joseph Collier, Christian Kaufmann[1][3] |
| Easiest route | North Face III |
The peak was named in 1887 after John Henry Pope, a member of the 1st Canadian Parliament.[5] It was originally known as Boundary Peak for the borders running through it, just south of Kicking Horse Pass
The mountain was first climbed in 1903 by George Collier and his brother Joseph, guided by Christian Kaufmann.[5]
Geology
Popes Peak 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, Popes Peak 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.
See also
Gallery
Popes Peak from Fairview Mountain
North aspect of Popes Peak (center) with Mt. Niblock (left)
References
- "Pope's Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
- "Topographic map of Pope's Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- "Popes Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- "Popes Peak (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- "Popes Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- 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.