Abraham Mountain

Abraham Mountain is a 2,820-metre (9,250-foot) mountain summit located in the North Saskatchewan River valley of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Allstones Peak, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the west.[1] Abraham Mountain can be seen from David Thompson Highway and Abraham Lake. Precipitation runoff from Abraham Mountain drains east into Abraham Lake.

Abraham Mountain
Abraham Mountain
Highest point
Elevation2,820 m (9,250 ft) [1]
Prominence160 m (520 ft) [1]
Parent peakAllstones Peak (2940 m)[1]
Coordinates52°16′04″N 116°27′53″W [1]
Geography
Abraham Mountain
Location of Abraham Mountain in Alberta
Abraham Mountain
Abraham Mountain (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeFront Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83C/08
Type of rockSedimentary

History

Like the lake, the mountain was named for Silas Abraham (1871-1961), a Stoney Indian inhabitant of the Kootenay Plains and Saskatchewan River valley, who was employed by Mary Schäffer as her guide during her 1906 and 1907 explorations.[2] He also guided Martin Nordegg.[3]

Geology

Abraham Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods that was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Abraham Mountain is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.

See also

References
  1. "Abraham Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  2. The David Thompson Highway Hiking Guide – 2nd Edition by Jane Ross, Daniel Kyba. Rocky Mountain Books, 2016. page 167
  3. "Abraham Mountain". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2020-06-03.
  4. Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". Missing or empty |url= (help)
  5. 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.
  • Abraham Mountain seen from mouth of Cline River
  • Allstones Peak (left) and Abraham Mountain (right)
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