Snow Peak (Alberta) Explained

Snow Peak
Elevation M:2789
Elevation Ref:[1]
Prominence M:309
Range:Spray Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Listing:Mountains of Alberta
Location:Alberta, Canada
Map:Canada Alberta#Canada
Label Position:right
Coordinates:50.7728°N -115.3856°W
Easiest Route:Scramble

Snow Peak is a 2789abbr=offNaNabbr=off mountain summit in the Spray Mountains, a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta, Canada. The mountain is situated on the shared border of Peter Lougheed Provincial Park with Banff National Park. The nearest higher peak is Mount Birdwood, 1.64km (01.02miles) to the northeast.[1] The mountain is primarily used for hiking.

Geology

Snow 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.[2]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Snow Peak is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[3] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

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Notes and References

  1. 31748. Snow Peak. 2019-09-15.
  2. Book: Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias . Gadd, Ben . 2008.
  3. 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.