Brachiopod Mountain | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,667 m (8,750 ft)[1] |
Prominence | 152 m (499 ft)[2] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 51°28′53″N 116°02′13″W / 51.48139°N 116.03694°W[2] |
Geography | |
Location | Banff National Park Alberta, Canada |
Parent range | Canadian Rockies Slate Range |
Topo map | NTS 82N8 Lake Louise |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1911 J.F. Porter and party[1] |
Easiest route | Scrambling Routes west slopes[3] |
Brachiopod Mountain was named by James F. Porter for the fossil brachiopods found in the Devonian limestone of the mountain. It is located in the Slate Range, a subset of the Canadian Rockies in Alberta, Canada.[1][2]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Brachiopod Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[4] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
Brachiopod Mountain photo: Flickr