Cockscomb Mountain (Alberta)

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]

Cockscomb Mountain
Cockscomb Mountain (left) and The Finger (right)
Highest point
Elevation2,776 m (9,108 ft)[1]
Prominence217 m (712 ft)
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°14′12″N 115°43′30″W / 51.23667°N 115.72500°W / 51.23667; -115.72500
Geography
Cockscomb Mountain is located in Alberta
Cockscomb Mountain
Cockscomb Mountain
Location in Alberta
Cockscomb Mountain is located in Canada
Cockscomb Mountain
Cockscomb Mountain
Cockscomb Mountain (Canada)
LocationBanff National Park
Alberta, Canada
Parent rangeSawback Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82O4 Banff

Climate

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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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Cockscomb Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  2. ^ "Cockscomb Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  3. ^ Belyea, Helen R. (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com (Report). Ottawa: Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-10-02. Retrieved 2019-09-13.
  4. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  5. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L. & McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
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