Catacombs Mountain Explained

Catacombs Mountain
Elevation M:3290
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:870
Range:Canadian Rockies
Listing:Mountains of Alberta
Location:Jasper National Park
Alberta, Canada
Map:Canada Alberta#Canada
Coordinates:52.4297°N -117.7528°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
Rock:Sedimentary
First Ascent:July 10, 1927 W.R. MacLaurin, Alfred. J. Ostheimer, Hans. Fuhrer, J. Weber[3]
Easiest Route:Scrambling[4]

Catacombs Mountain is a 3290abbr=offNaNabbr=off mountain summit located in the Athabasca River valley of Jasper National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.

Catacombs Mountain was named by Arthur O. Wheeler in 1921 on account of an alcove formation which resembles the recesses in catacombs.[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Catacombs Mountain is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Athabasca River.

Geology

Catacombs Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.

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Notes and References

  1. 467. Catacombs Mountain. 2019-04-07.
  2. IALNB. Catacombs Mountain. 2019-04-07.
  3. 230. Catacombs Mountain. 2021-02-14.
  4. Web site: Catacombs Mountain. explor8ion. 2019-04-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20190407190139/http://www.explor8ion.com/mountaineering/catacombs.html. 2019-04-07. dead.
  5. Book: Place-names of Alberta. 1928. Geographic Board of Canada. Ottawa. 31.
  6. Peel, M. C. . Finlayson, B. L. . McMahon, T. A. . amp . 2007 . Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification . Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. . 11 . 1633–1644 . 1027-5606.