Whitehorn Mountain | |
Elevation M: | 2621 |
Elevation Ref: | [1] |
Prominence M: | 167 |
Range: | Slate Range Canadian Rockies |
Parent Peak: | Mount Richardson |
Listing: | Mountains of Alberta |
Map: | Canada Alberta#Canada |
Map Size: | 200 |
Label Position: | right |
Location: | Alberta, Canada |
Coordinates: | 51.4667°N -116.1381°W |
First Ascent: | 1884 A.P. Coleman |
Whitehorn Mountain is located in the Slate Range of Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada.[1] The mountain is home to the Lake Louise Ski Resort.
Like other mountains in Banff Park, Whitehorn is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from 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]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Whitehorn is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[3] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.