Caldron Peak | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,911 m (9,551 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 449 m (1,473 ft) [2] [note 1] |
Parent peak | Mistaya Mountain (3096 m) [2] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 51°43′08″N 116°32′42″W / 51.71889°N 116.54500°W [3] |
Geography | |
Location |
Banff National Park Alberta, Canada |
Parent range |
Waputik Range Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River [3] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1948 FRA: C. Beattie and an ACC party |
Caldron Peak is a 2,911-metre (9,551 ft) mountain peak of the Waputik Range, located in Alberta, Canada. [1] [2] It is prominently visible from the Peyto Lake Overlook in Banff National Park.
It was named after Caldron Lake which is 3 km (1.9 mi) from its summit.
Like other mountains in Banff Park, Caldron Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. [4] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. [5]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Caldron Peak is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [6] Temperatures can drop below -20 C with wind chill factors below -30 C. Precipitation runoff from Caldron Peak Peak drains into the Mistaya River which is a tributary of the North Saskatchewan River.
Caldron Peak | |
---|---|
Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,911 m (9,551 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 449 m (1,473 ft) [2] [note 1] |
Parent peak | Mistaya Mountain (3096 m) [2] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 51°43′08″N 116°32′42″W / 51.71889°N 116.54500°W [3] |
Geography | |
Location |
Banff National Park Alberta, Canada |
Parent range |
Waputik Range Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82N10 Blaeberry River [3] |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1948 FRA: C. Beattie and an ACC party |
Caldron Peak is a 2,911-metre (9,551 ft) mountain peak of the Waputik Range, located in Alberta, Canada. [1] [2] It is prominently visible from the Peyto Lake Overlook in Banff National Park.
It was named after Caldron Lake which is 3 km (1.9 mi) from its summit.
Like other mountains in Banff Park, Caldron Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. [4] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. [5]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Caldron Peak is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [6] Temperatures can drop below -20 C with wind chill factors below -30 C. Precipitation runoff from Caldron Peak Peak drains into the Mistaya River which is a tributary of the North Saskatchewan River.