Mount Fox (Canadian Rockies) Explained

Mount Fox
Elevation M:2973
Prominence M:228
Prominence Ref:[1]
Parent:Park Ranges
Parent Peak:Mount Foch (3194 m)
Country:Canada
Subdivision1 Type:Provinces
Part Type:Protected area
Part:Elk Lakes Provincial Park
Map:Canada Alberta#Canada British Columbia#Canada
Map Size:200
Label Position:right#left
Coordinates:50.5706°N -115.1192°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
First Ascent:1916 Interprovincial Boundary Commission
Easiest Route:Difficult and exposed Scramble

Mount Fox is a 2973m (9,754feet) mountain on the shared border between Alberta and British Columbia, Canada. It is situated on the Continental Divide south of the Kananaskis Lakes area of the Canadian Rockies. It was named in 1859 by John Palliser after Sir Charles Fox (1810-1874), a member of the Royal Geographical Society.[3] [1]

Geology

Mount Fox is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during 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.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Fox 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. In terms of favorable weather, June through September are the best months to climb it.

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Notes and References

  1. 795. Mount Fox. 2021-01-24.
  2. IAFHM. Mount Fox (Alberta). 2021-01-24.
  3. 511 . Mount Fox . 2019-08-20.
  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 . 1027-5606.