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Brachiopod Mountain

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Brachiopod Mountain
Brachiopod Mountain is located in Alberta
Brachiopod Mountain
Brachiopod Mountain
Location in Alberta
Brachiopod Mountain is located in Canada
Brachiopod Mountain
Brachiopod Mountain
Location in Canada
Highest point
Elevation2,667 m (8,750 ft)[1]
Prominence152 m (499 ft)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°28′43″N 116°02′13″W / 51.4786111°N 116.0369444°W / 51.4786111; -116.0369444[3]
Geography
CountryCanada
ProvinceAlberta
Protected areaBanff National Park
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Slate Range
Topo mapNTS 82N8 Lake Louise[3]
Climbing
First ascent1911 J.F. Porter and party[1]
Easiest routeScrambling Routes west slopes[4]

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]

Climate

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, Brachiopod Mountain 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.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Brachiopod Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  2. ^ a b "Brachiopod Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-06-11.
  3. ^ a b "Brachiopod Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2024-11-30.
  4. ^ Kane, Alan (1999). "Brachiopod Mountain". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies. Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. p. 256. ISBN 0-921102-67-4.
  5. ^ 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.
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