Whitehorn Mountain

Whitehorn Mountain is located in the Slate Range of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.[1]

Whitehorn Mountain
Whitehorn Mountain seen beyond Chateau Lake Louise
Highest point
Elevation2,621 m (8,599 ft) [1]
Prominence167 m (548 ft) [1]
Parent peakMount Richardson
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°28′0″N 116°08′17″W 
Geography
Whitehorn Mountain
Location in Alberta
Whitehorn Mountain
Whitehorn Mountain (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeSlate Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N/08
Climbing
First ascent1884 A.P. Coleman

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Whitehorn is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[2] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[3]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Whitehorn is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below -20 C with wind chill factors below -30 C.

See also

References
  1. "Whitehorn Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  2. Belyea, Helen (1960). "The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park" (PDF). Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2019-05-05. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. 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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