Mount St. Bride

Mount St. Bride is a prominent 3,312-metre (10,866-foot) mountain summit located in Banff National Park, in the Rocky Mountains of Alberta. It is the highest point in the Sawback Range.[4] Its nearest higher peak is Cataract Peak, 18.8 km (11.7 mi) to the northwest.[1] The mountain is situated 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the south of Mount Douglas near the headwaters of the Red Deer River.

Mount St. Bride
Mount St. Bride
Highest point
Elevation3,312 m (10,866 ft) [1]
Prominence1,207 m (3,960 ft) [1]
Parent peakMount Hector (3394  m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°30′28″N 115°57′19″W [2]
Geography
Mount St. Bride
Location of Mount St. Bride in Alberta
Mount St. Bride
Mount St. Bride (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeSawback Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82O12
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rockSedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent1910 J.W.A. Hickson, Edward Feuz Sr., Edward Feuz Jr.[3]

History

Mount St. Bride was named in 1898 for Saint Bride, the patron saint of the Douglas family.[3][5]

The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1910 by J. W. A. Hickson with guides Edward Feuz Sr. and Edward Feuz Jr.[3]

The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1956 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount St. Bride 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]

Mount St. Bride in the distance

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount St. Bride is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[8] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

References
  1. "Mount Saint Bride". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  2. "Mount St. Bride". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-02-16.
  3. "Mount St. Bride". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  4. "Mount Saint Bride". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  5. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 112.
  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.

See also
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