Vermilion Range (Alberta)

The Vermilion Range is a mountain range of the Canadian Rockies, in Banff National Park, Canada. The range is east of the Sawback Range and west of the Bare and Palliser Ranges.

Vermilion Range
Highest point
PeakCascade Mountain
Elevation2,998 m (9,836 ft) [1]
Coordinates51°16′05″N 115°34′56″W [2]
Dimensions
Area142 km2 (55 sq mi)
Geography
Location in SW Alberta
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Range coordinates51°22′N 115°43′W [3]
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Borders onSawback Range, Bare Range, Palliser Range and Fairholme Range
Topo mapNTS 82O/05 Castle Mountain[3]

This range includes the following mountains and peaks:

Mountain/Peakmetresfeet
Cascade Mountain2,9989,836
Flints Peak2,9509,682
Mount Brewster2,8599,380
Prow Mountain2,8589,377
Mount Norquay2,5228,275

Geology

The mountains in Banff Park are composed of sedimentary rock laid down during 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, the range experiences 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).

References
  1. "Cascade Mountain". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  2. "Cascade Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
  3. "Vermilion Range". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2014-11-09.
  4. 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.
  5. Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". Missing or empty |url= (help)
  6. 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.

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