Mount Andromache

Mount Andromache is a 3,033-metre (9,951-foot) mountain summit located in the Bow River valley of Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Mount Hector, 4.00 km (2.49 mi) to the south.[1] Mount Andromache can be seen from the Icefields Parkway as the road traverses the western base of the peak. The Molar Glacier is situated on the northeast aspect of the mountain.

Mount Andromache
Mt. Andromache (left) and Mt. Hector (right)
Highest point
Elevation3,033 m (9,951 ft) [1]
Prominence518 m (1,699 ft) [1]
Parent peakMount Hector (3394  m)
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°36′43″N 116°16′27″W [1]
Geography
Mount Andromache
Location of Mount Andromache in Alberta
Mount Andromache
Mount Andromache (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N09
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rockSedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent1887 James J. McArthur and Tom Riley, Dominion Land Survey[2]
Easiest routeScramble[3][4]

History

The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1887 by James J. McArthur and Tom Riley of the Dominion Land Survey.[1] Mount Andromache was named in 1948 by the Alpine Club of Canada for Andromache, who in Greek mythology was the wife of Hector.[2]

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Andromache 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, Mount Andromache is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Temperatures in winter can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. The months July through September offer the most favorable weather for viewing and climbing this mountain. Precipitation runoff from Mount Andromache drains into tributaries of the Bow River.

References
  1. "Mount Andromache". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-02-11.
  2. "Mount Andromache". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  3. Kane, Alan (1999). "Mount Andromache". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies. Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 292–293. ISBN 0-921102-67-4.
  4. http://bobspirko.ca/Icefields/MtAndromache/MtAndromache.htm
  5. 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.
  6. Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
  7. 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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