Floe Peak is a 3,006-metre (9,862 ft) mountain summit located on the western border of Kootenay National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. The name for this mountain has not been officially adopted yet. Its nearest higher peak is Foster Peak, 3.0 km (1.9 mi) to the northwest,[1] and both are part of the Vermilion Range. The mountain is part of what is known as the Rockwall in the Vermilion Range, and is named for Floe Lake[4] which is situated below the enormous northern cliffs of the peak.[1] Floe Lake, one of the beauty spots of Kootenay Park, is accessible via the Floe Lake Trail.
| Floe Peak | |
|---|---|
 Floe Peak | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,006 m (9,862 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 436 m (1,430 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Verendrye (3083 m)[1] |
| Listing | Mountains of British Columbia |
| Coordinates | 51°02′33″N 116°08′32″W / 51.04245°N 116.14214°W[1] |
| Geography | |
  Floe Peak Location of Floe Peak in British Columbia  Floe Peak Floe Peak (Canada) | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | British Columbia |
| Protected area | Kootenay National Park |
| District | Kootenay Land District |
| Parent range | Vermilion Range[2] Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82N1 Mount Goodsir |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cambrian[3] |
| Rock type | Ottertail Limestone[3] |
Geology
editFloe Peak is composed of limestone, a sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]
Climate
editBased on the Köppen climate classification, Floe 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 the mountain drains east into Floe Creek, a tributary of the Vermilion River, or west into tributaries of the Kootenay River.
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Floe Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
- ^ "Vermilion Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ a b Baird, David M. (1964). "Kootenay National Park: Wild Mountains and Great Valleys" (PDF). parkscanadahistory.com. Geological Survey of Canada. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ "Floe Lake". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-05-05.
- ^ Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
- ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
edit- Parks Canada web site: Kootenay National Park