Princess Margaret Mountain
Princess Margaret Mountain is a mountain located in the Bow River valley of Banff National Park, 2.5 km (1.6 mi) west of Mount Charles Stewart.
| Princess Margaret Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Lake Minnewanka and Princess Margaret Mountain | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,515 m (8,251 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 38 m (125 ft)[2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Charles Stewart 2809 m[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°09′32″N 115°22′08″W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Princess Margaret Mountain Alberta, Canada | |
| Parent range | Fairholme Range Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82O3 Canmore[3] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | rock climb |
The mountain was named in 1958 after Princess Margaret (sister of Queen Elizabeth II), who had visited Banff and spent a night in a location near the mountain.[1]
Geology
The mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[4] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, it is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures in winter can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F). Weather conditions during summer months are optimum for climbing.
References
- "Mt. Princess Margaret". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- "Princess Margaret Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
- "Princess Margaret Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- 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. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
- Parks Canada National Park Service web site: Banff National Park