Saint Nicholas Peak (Canada) Explained

Saint Nicholas Peak
Elevation M:2938
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:38
Prominence Ref:[2]
Range:Waputik Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Parent Peak:Mount Olive (3,126 m)
Subdivision1 Type:Provinces
Country:Canada
Subdivision2 Type:National Parks
Map:Canada Alberta#Canada British Columbia#Canada
Map Size:250
Label Position:right#left#right
Label:Saint Nicholas Peak
Coordinates:51.6278°N -116.5025°W
Coordinates Ref:[3]
First Ascent:1930 by J. Monroe Thorington, Peter Kaufmann[4] [5]

Saint Nicholas Peak is a 2938abbr=offNaNabbr=off mountain summit in the Rocky Mountains of Canada. It is located on the Continental Divide, on the Alberta-British Columbia border, in both Banff National Park and Yoho National Park. It lies at the eastern edge of the Wapta Icefield, and is part of the Waputik Mountains which are a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies.

Name

It was named in 1916 by Arthur O. Wheeler; a particular gendarme on the mountain is said to resemble Santa Claus.[4] [2]

Geology

The peak 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.[6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, it is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Temperatures can drop below -20 C with wind chill factors below -30 C.

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Notes and References

  1. http://maps.gov.bc.ca/ British Columbia Official Map Site
  2. 4824. Saint Nicholas Peak. 2009-01-02.
  3. 13597. St. Nicholas Peak. 2013-06-08.
  4. 1310. St. Nicholas Peak. 2007-09-01.
  5. Book: A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada. Thorington, J. Monroe . . 978-1376169003. With the collaboration of Putnam, William Lowell. 1966 . 1921 . 150 . Kicking Horse Pass to Howse Pass . 6th.
  6. Book: Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias . Gadd, Ben . 2008.
  7. Peel, M. C. . Finlayson, B. L. . McMahon, T. A. . 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.