Mount Louis is a 2,682-metre (8,799-foot) mountain summit located in southeast Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Sawback Range which is a subset of the Canadian Rockies.
| Mount Louis | |
|---|---|
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| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,682 m (8,799 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 336 m (1,102 ft)[2] |
| Parent peak | Mount Cory (2802 m)[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°12′54″N 115°40′48″W / 51.21500°N 115.68000°W[2] |
| Geography | |
  Mount Louis Location in Alberta | |
| Location | Alberta, Canada |
| Parent range | Sawback Range |
| Topo map | NTS 82O4 Banff |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Devonian |
| Mountain type | Limestone[2] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1916 by Conrad Kain and Albert H. McCarthy[1][3] |
| Easiest route | rock climb (YDS 5.6)[2] |
The mountain was named in 1886 after Louis B. Stewart who surveyed in the Banff Park area in 1904 with his father, George Stewart, the first Park Superintendent.[1][2]
Geology
editMount Louis is composed of limestone, a sedimentary rock laid down during the Devonian period.[4] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]
Climate
editBased on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Louis is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Weather conditions during summer months are optimum for climbing. Precipitation runoff from Mount Louis drains into the Bow River which is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Mount Louis". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-08-28.
- ^ a b c d e f "Mount Louis". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
- ^ Thorington, J. Monroe (1966) [1921]. "Peaks in the Environs of Banff". A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada. With the collaboration of Putnam, William Lowell (6th ed.). American Alpine Club. p. 75. ISBN 978-1376169003.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
edit- National Park Service web site: Banff National Park
Gallery
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Mt. Louis -
Mount Louis seen from Cory Pass -
Mount Louis seen from Johnson Lake -
Telephoto of Mount Louis as seen from Sulphur Mountain
