Pulpit Peak

Pulpit Peak is a 2,720-metre (8,920-foot) mountain summit located one km south of Hector Lake in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Lilliput Mountain, 3.6 km (2.2 mi) to the southwest.[1] Pulpit Peak is situated east of the Waputik Icefield, and is a member of the Waputik Mountains. Pulpit Peak can be seen from the Icefields Parkway towering 900 metres (2,950 ft) above Hector Lake.

Pulpit Peak
Pulpit Peak & N. Shoulder from Icefields Parkway
Highest point
Elevation2,720 m (8,920 ft) [1]
Prominence140 m (460 ft) [1]
Parent peakLilliput Mountain (2925 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°34′05″N 116°22′05″W [2]
Geography
Pulpit Peak
Location of Pulpit Peak in Alberta
Pulpit Peak
Pulpit Peak (Canada)
LocationBanff National Park
Alberta, Canada
Parent rangeWaputik Range[3]
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N09[2]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rockSedimentary
Climbing
Easiest routeScramble

History

Pulpit Peak was named in 1898 by Charles Sproull Thompson (1869-1921), who participated in numerous first ascents in the Canadian Rockies.[4] He believed the peak resembled a pulpit in a church.[5] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1924 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Pulpit 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, Pulpit Peak 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. Precipitation runoff from Pulpit Peak drains into the Bow River which is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River.

References
  1. "Pulpit Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  2. "Pulpit Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-04-06.
  3. "Pulpit Peak, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  4. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 105.
  5. "Pulpit Peak". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
  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
Pulpit Peak seen from Icefields Parkway at Hector Lake.
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