Mount Chester | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,054 m (10,020 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 341 m (1,119 ft) [2] |
Coordinates | 50°48′26″N 115°15′48″W / 50.80722°N 115.26333°W [3] |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta, Canada |
Parent range | Kananaskis Range |
Topo map | NTS 82J14 Spray Lakes Reservoir |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Scramble on southwest face |
Mount Chester is a mountain located in the Smith-Dorrien Creek Valley of Kananaskis in the Canadian Rockies. The mountain was named in 1917 after HMS Chester, which was severely damaged in the Battle of Jutland. [1] [4]
Chester Lake is located in a small valley just northwest of the base of the mountain.
Mount Chester is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. [5] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. [6]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Chester is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [7] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. In terms of favorable weather, July through September are the best months to climb.
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Mount Chester | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,054 m (10,020 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 341 m (1,119 ft) [2] |
Coordinates | 50°48′26″N 115°15′48″W / 50.80722°N 115.26333°W [3] |
Geography | |
Location | Alberta, Canada |
Parent range | Kananaskis Range |
Topo map | NTS 82J14 Spray Lakes Reservoir |
Climbing | |
Easiest route | Scramble on southwest face |
Mount Chester is a mountain located in the Smith-Dorrien Creek Valley of Kananaskis in the Canadian Rockies. The mountain was named in 1917 after HMS Chester, which was severely damaged in the Battle of Jutland. [1] [4]
Chester Lake is located in a small valley just northwest of the base of the mountain.
Mount Chester is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. [5] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny. [6]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Chester is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. [7] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. In terms of favorable weather, July through September are the best months to climb.
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