Cockscomb Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,776 m (9,108 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 217 m (712 ft) |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 51°14′12″N 115°43′30″W / 51.23667°N 115.72500°W |
Geography | |
Location |
Banff National Park Alberta, Canada |
Parent range |
Sawback Range Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82O4 Banff |
Cockscomb Mountain was named in 1921 because the outline of the summit was said to resemble a roosters comb. It is located in the Sawback Range in Alberta. [1] [2] The mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. [3] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. [4]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Cockscomb Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [5] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Bow River.
Cockscomb Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,776 m (9,108 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 217 m (712 ft) |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 51°14′12″N 115°43′30″W / 51.23667°N 115.72500°W |
Geography | |
Location |
Banff National Park Alberta, Canada |
Parent range |
Sawback Range Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82O4 Banff |
Cockscomb Mountain was named in 1921 because the outline of the summit was said to resemble a roosters comb. It is located in the Sawback Range in Alberta. [1] [2] The mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. [3] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. [4]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Cockscomb Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [5] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Bow River.