Abraham Mountain Explained

Abraham Mountain
Elevation M:2820
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:160
Range:Front Range
Canadian Rockies
Parent Peak:Allstones Peak (2940 m)
Listing:Mountains of Alberta
Region Type:Province
Region:Alberta
Map:Canada Alberta#Canada
Coordinates:52.2678°N -116.4647°W
Rock:Sedimentary

Abraham Mountain is a 2820abbr=offNaNabbr=off mountain summit located in the North Saskatchewan River valley of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Its nearest higher peak is Allstones Peak, 2km (01miles) 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.

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 zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

See also

Notes and References

  1. 29160. Abraham Mountain. 2019-02-26.
  2. Book: The David Thompson Highway Hiking Guide. 2nd. Jane. Ross. Daniel. Kyba. Rocky Mountain Books. 2016. 167.
  3. 5. Abraham Mountain. 2020-06-03.
  4. Web site: Gadd, Ben. 2019. Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200927015119/https://www.bengadd.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Geology-of-the-Rockies-and-Columbias-plus-time-scale-2014.pdf . 2020-09-27 . bengadd.com.
  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 . 1027-5606.