Mount Gloria Explained

Mount Gloria
Elevation M:2908
Prominence M:189
Prominence Ref:[1]
Range:Park Ranges
Parent Peak:Eon Mountain (3305 m)
Region Type:Provinces
Map:Canada Alberta#Canada British Columbia
Map Size:220
Label Position:right#left
Coordinates:50.8458°N -115.6075°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
First Ascent:1929 E. Bigelow, F.X. Bigelow, H. Bigelow, H.B. Bigelow, C. Baldwin, S. Detty, G. Duffy, R. Hallowell, H.Howe, C. Saltonstall, R. Saltonstall, R. Walcott, C. Coyteaux.

Mount Gloria is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide in Canada. It was named in 1913 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey after Lake Gloria which lies directly north of the mountain.[1]

Geology

The mountain 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 Gloria is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[3] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

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Notes and References

  1. 1475. Mount Gloria. 2019-08-27.
  2. IAGPB. Mount Gloria (Alberta). 2019-08-27.
  3. 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.