Wonder Peak is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia in the Canadian Rockies. Situated on the Continental Divide, it also straddles the shared boundary of Banff National Park with Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park. It was named in 1913 by Arthur O. Wheeler and Conrad Kain.[1][2]
| Wonder Peak | |
|---|---|
 Wonder Peak at sunset | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 2,852 m (9,357 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 165 m (541 ft) |
| Coordinates | 50°53′41″N 115°33′31″W / 50.89472°N 115.55861°W |
| Geography | |
  Wonder Peak Location in Alberta and British Columbia  Wonder Peak Wonder Peak (British Columbia) | |
| Location | Alberta British Columbia |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1913 Conrad Kain, Boundary Commission[2] |
Geology
editWonder Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from 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]
Climate
editBased on the Köppen climate classification, Wonder Peak 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.
Gallery
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Wonder Peak from Mount Assiniboine Provincial Park
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Wonder Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- ^ a b "Wonder Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-09-16.
- ^ 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: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
External links
edit- "Wonder Peak". BC Geographical Names.
- Wonder Peak photo: Flickr