Neptuak Mountain Explained

Neptuak Mountain
Elevation M:3233
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:151
Prominence Ref:[2]
Parent Peak:Deltaform Mountain (3424 m)
Parent:Bow Range
Subdivision1 Type:Provinces
Country:Canada
Map:Canada Alberta#Canada British Columbia
Map Size:200
Label Position:right#left
Coordinates:51.3081°N -116.2578°W
Coordinates Ref:[3]
First Ascent:1902 J. Norman Collie, H.E.M. Stutfield, G.M. Weed, H. Woolley, guided by C. Kaufmann

Neptuak Mountain was named by Samuel E.S. Allen in 1894. "Neptuak" is the Stoney Indian word for "nine" as Neptuak Mountain is peak #9 in the Valley of the Ten Peaks. It is located on the Continental Divide, which is also the British Columbia-Alberta border in this region, and is in the Bow Range of the Park Ranges of the Canadian Rockies.[1] [2] The summit is a tripoint for Banff National Park, Kootenay National Park, and Yoho National Park, where the three parks share a common border.

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Neptuak 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, Neptuak 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. Precipitation runoff from Neptuak drains east into tributaries of the Bow River, or west into tributaries of the Vermilion River.

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Notes and References

  1. 955. Neptuak Mountain. 2009-02-24.
  2. 1578. Neptuak Mountain. 2009-02-24.
  3. IANNU. Neptuak Mountain. 2019-06-23.
  4. 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 . 5 . 1633–1644 . 10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007 . free . 2007HESS...11.1633P . 1027-5606.