Protection Mountain is a mountain in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.
| Protection Mountain | |
|---|---|
 South aspect | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,972 m (9,751 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 309 m (1,014 ft)[1] |
| Isolation | 4.43 km (2.75 mi)[2] |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°23′09″N 116°01′07″W / 51.3858334°N 116.0186111°W[3] |
| Geography | |
  Protection Mountain Location in Alberta  Protection Mountain Protection Mountain (Canada) | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Alberta |
| Protected area | Banff National Park |
| Parent range | Sawback Range Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82O8 Crossfield |
| Geology | |
| Rock age | Cambrian |
| Mountain type | Fault block |
| Rock type | Limestone, Shale, Dolomite[4] |
| Climbing | |
| Easiest route | Scrambling[5] |
Description
editProtection Mountain, 2,972 m (9,751 ft) in elevation, is located in the Sawback Range immediately north of Castle Mountain in Banff National Park. The peak is situated 12 km (7.5 mi) southeast of Lake Louise hamlet and 5 km (3.1 mi) east of the Bow Valley Parkway. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Bow River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,470 m (4,820 ft) above Bow Valley in 4 km (2.5 mi). The mountain was so named in 1911 by James F. Porter (1871–1939) because the mountain is said to protect an especially beautiful valley to the north which he called Wonder Valley.[6] The mountain's toponym and position was officially adopted on October 20, 1983, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3] The summit is unofficially called "Television Peak" and it ranks as the sixth-highest peak in the Sawback Range.[2]
Climate
editBased on the Köppen climate classification, Protection Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
Geology
editLike other mountains in Banff Park, Protection Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[4] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[8]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b "Protection Mountain, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ a b "Television Peak, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ a b "Protection Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Alan Kane, Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies, Rocky Mountain Books, 2011, ISBN 9781897522721, p. 274.
- ^ "Protection Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2024-04-20.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
External links
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Media related to Protection Mountain at Wikimedia Commons- Weather: Protection Mountain
- Parks Canada web site: Banff National Park
