Mount Synge

Mountain in Alberta and British Columbia, Canada

Mount Synge

Mt. Synge (center) from NNE

Highest point
Elevation| 2,972 m (9,751 ft)[1][2]
Prominence| 47 m (154 ft)[3]
Parent peak| Aiguille Peak (2,999 m)[3]
Listing|

* Mountains of Alberta
* Mountains of British Columbia

Coordinates| 51°48′20″N 116°39′44″W﻿ / ﻿51.805556°N 116.662222°W﻿ / 51.805556; -116.662222[4]
Geography

Mount Synge

Location in Alberta and British Columbia

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Mount Synge

Mount Synge (British Columbia)

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Country| Canada
Provinces| Alberta and British Columbia
District| Kootenay Land District[5]
Protected area| Banff National Park
Parent range| Waputik Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Topo map| NTS 82N15 Mistaya Lake[4]
Climbing
First ascent| 1952 Mr. and Mrs. J.D. Mendenhall

Mount Synge is located NE of the head of the Blaeberry River and straddles the Continental Divide marking the Alberta-British Columbia border.[5] It was named in 1918 after Captain Millington Henry Synge (1823–1907), British Army officer and author.[1][3]

## Climate

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Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mt. Synge is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F).

## Geology

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Like other mountains in Banff Park, Mount Synge is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[7] 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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* List of peaks on the Alberta–British Columbia border

## References

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1. ^ a b "Mount Synge". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
2. ^ "Topographic map of Mount xyz". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
3. ^ a b c "Mount Synge". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
4. ^ a b "Mount Synge (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
5. ^ a b "Mount Synge". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
6. ^ 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.
7. ^ 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.
8. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.

## External links

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* Mt. Synge photo: Flickr

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