Marvel Peak

Mountain in Alberta, Canada

Marvel Peak

Marvel Peak seen from Wonder Pass area

Highest point
Elevation| 2,650 m (8,690 ft)[1][a]
Prominence| 430 m (1,410 ft)[1]
Parent peak| Mount Byng (2940 m)[1]
Listing| Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates| 50°51′35″N 115°33′05″W﻿ / ﻿50.85972°N 115.55139°W﻿ / 50.85972; -115.55139[4]
Geography

Marvel Peak

Location in Alberta

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Marvel Peak

Location in Canada

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Interactive map of Marvel Peak
Country| Canada
Province| Alberta
Protected area| Banff National Park[5]
Parent range|

* Blue Range[5][4][1]
* Canadian Rockies

Topo map| NTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine[4]
Geology
Rock age| Cambrian
Rock type| Sedimentary rock

Marvel Peak is a 2,650-metre (8,690-foot) mountain summit located in the southern tip of Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Marvel Peak is situated in the Blue Range, three kilometres from the Continental Divide, and not visible from any road. Marvel Peak's nearest higher peak is Wonder Peak, 3.29 km (2.04 mi) to the north-northwest.[2]

## History

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Like so many of the mountains in and around Kananaskis Country, Marvel Peak received its name from the persons and ships involved in the 1916 Battle of Jutland, the only major sea battle of the First World War.[6] It was named in 1917 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey after HMS Marvel which was a destroyer involved in the Battle of Jutland.[1][3] An alternate view is the name is simply descriptive, similar to Wonder Peak to the north.[7] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1934 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[4]

## Geology

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Like other mountains in Banff Park, Marvel Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[8] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[9]

## Climate

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, Marvel Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[10] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F). In terms of favorable weather, June through September are the best months to climb. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into Owl Creek and Marvel Creek, which find their way into Spray Lakes Reservoir.

## Gallery

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* North aspect of Marvel Peak above Marvel Lake

* Marvel Peak seen from northeast.

* Marvel Peak (left foreground) is near Marvel Lake (the long one) and Lake Gloria (behind).

## See also

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* Geography of Alberta

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e "Marvel Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
2. ^ a b "Marvel Peak, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
3. ^ a b "Marvel Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2019-09-14.
4. ^ a b c d "Marvel Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
5. ^ a b NTS map sheet 82J13 Mount Assiniboine
6. ^ Battle of Jutland Alberta Historic Places
7. ^ Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 84.
8. ^ 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.
9. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
10. ^ 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.

Notes

1. ^ Other sources state 2708 m[2] and 2713 m.[3]

## External links

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* Weather forecast: Marvel Peak
* Parks Canada web site: Banff National Park

Places adjacent to Marvel Peak

| Wonder Peak | Marvel Lake | Sundance Range

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Mount Magog |  |
Mount Assiniboine |

Marvel Peak

| Mount Turner
Mount Gloria |  |
Continental Divide
Marvel Pass | Mount Byng | Mount Morrison

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* Ulysses
* Unnamed Alberta–BC mountain (formerly Mount Pétain)
* Whymper

Passes|

* Abbot
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* Yellowhead

Glaciers|

* Athabasca
* Bow
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* Crowfoot
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* Vulture
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* Waputik Icefield

Rivers|

see List of rivers of the Canadian Rockies and Category:Rivers of the Canadian Rockies

Peoples|

* Mountain Stoney
* Mountain Metis

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protected areas|

| International|

* Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site
* Waterton Biosphere Reserve
* Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park

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Historic Sites
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Kootenae House
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Skoki Ski Lodge
Twin Falls Tea House
Abbot Pass Refuge Cabin
Cave and Basin
Banff Park Museum
Sulphur Mountain Cosmic Ray Station
First Oil Well in Western Canada

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Ecozone and
ecoregions|

CEC ecozones

* Boreal Cordillera
* Montane Cordillera

WWF ecoregions

* Alberta Mountain forests
* Alberta–British Columbia foothills forests
* North Central Rockies forest

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