Mount Tecumseh (Alberta)

Mountain in the country of Canada

Mount Tecumseh

Mount Tecumseh, southeast aspect

Highest point
Elevation| 2,547 m (8,356 ft)[1]
Prominence| 929 m (3,048 ft)[2]
Parent peak| Crowsnest Mountain (2,785 m)[2]
Isolation| 6.74 km (4.19 mi)[2]
Listing| Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates| 49°39′55″N 114°38′46″W﻿ / ﻿49.66528°N 114.64611°W﻿ / 49.66528; -114.64611[3]
Naming
Etymology| Tecumseh
Geography

Mount Tecumseh

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Mount Tecumseh

Mount Tecumseh (Canada)

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Location| Alberta, Canada
Parent range| High Rock Range[2]
Canadian Rockies
Topo map| NTS 82G10 Crowsnest[3]
Geology
Mountain type| Fault block
Type of rock| Limestone[1]
Climbing
Easiest route| Scrambling south slope[1]

Mount Tecumseh is a 2,547-metre-high (8,356 ft) mountain summit located in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.

## Description[edit]

Mount Tecumseh is an iconic landmark situated 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) west of the town of Coleman in the Crowsnest Pass area and can be seen from Highway 3, the Crowsnest Highway.[4] The mountain anchors the southern end of the High Rock Range and precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the nearby Crowsnest River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises nearly 1,200 metres (3,900 ft) above Crowsnest Lake in three kilometres (1.9 mi). The summit of Mt. Tecumseh lies one kilometre (0.62 mi) east of the Continental Divide, and the mountain's slightly lower peak, named Phillipps Peak (2,506 metres [8,222 ft]), lies directly on the divide above both Crowsnest Pass and Phillipps Pass. The nearest higher neighbor is Crowsnest Mountain, 6.74 kilometres (4.19 mi) to the northeast.[2]

## History[edit]

Mount Tecumseh was named to honor Tecumseh (1768–1813), a Shawnee chief and warrior who became an iconic folk hero in American, Indigenous, and Canadian popular history.[5] [4] The meaning of "Tecumseh" translates as "Shooting Star."[4] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1957 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3] Phillipps Peak is named after Michael Phillipps who in 1873 was the first white man to cross Crowsnest Pass.[6]

## Geology[edit]

Mount Tecumseh is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was initially uplifted beginning 170 million years ago when the Lewis Overthrust fault pushed an enormous slab of precambrian rocks three miles (4.8 km) thick, 50 miles (80 km) wide and 160 miles (260 km) long over younger rock of the cretaceous period during the Laramide orogeny.[7]

## Climate[edit]

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Tecumseh has an alpine subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[8] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

## Gallery[edit]

* East-southeast aspect

* Northeast slope of Mt. Tecumseh from Chinook Lake (aka Allison Lake)

* Mount Tecumseh in winter

## See also[edit]

* Geology of Alberta
* List of memorials to Tecumseh

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Kane, Alan (2016). Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies (3rd ed.). Rocky Mountain Books. p. 61\. ISBN 9781771600972.
2. ^ a b c d e "Mount Tecumseh, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
3. ^ a b c "Mount Tecumseh". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
4. ^ a b c "Mount Tecumseh". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
5. ^ Karamitsanis, Aphrodite (1991). Place Names of Alberta. Vol. I: Mountains, mountain parks, and foothills. University of Calgary Press. p. 193\. ISBN 978-0919813731.
6. ^ "Phillipps Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
7. ^ Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
8. ^ Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrology and Earth System Sciences. 11: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.

## External links[edit]

* Mount Tecumseh weather forecast
* Mount Tecumseh (photo): Flickr

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Ranges|

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Mountains|

* Alberta
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* Forbes
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* Robson
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* Saskatchewan
* Smythe
* Snow Dome
* Stanley Peak
* Sulphur
* Temple
* Three Sisters
* Trinity
* Twin
* Ulysses
* Unnamed Alberta–BC mountain (formerly Mount Pétain)
* Whymper

Passes|

* Abbot
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* Carcajou
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* Elk
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* Fraser
* Highwood
* Howse
* Jarvis
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* Palliser
* Pine
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* Sinclair
* Summit
* Sunwapta
* Tonquin
* Vermilion
* Wapiti
* White Man
* Yellowhead

Glaciers|

* Athabasca
* Bow
* Columbia Icefield
* Crowfoot
* Hector
* Peyto
* Saskatchewan
* Vulture
* Wapta
* Waputik Icefield

Rivers|

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

Peoples|

* Mountain Stoney
* Mountain Metis

Parks and protected areas|

| International|

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

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National|

Parks
Banff
Jasper
Kootenay
Yoho
Waterton Lakes

Historic Sites
Jasper House
Jasper Park Information Centre
Yellowhead Pass
Athabasca Pass
Howse Pass
Kootenae House
Kicking Horse Pass
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

Provincial (AB)|

Parks
Bow Valley
Bragg Creek
Elbow-Sheep
Ghost River
Kananaskis
Peter Lougheed
Sheep River
Siffleur
Spray Valley
White Goat
Willmore

Historic Sites
Frank Slide

Provincial (BC)|

* Akamina-Kishinena
* Close To The Edge
* Dune Za Keyih (Frog-Gataga)
* Elk Lakes
* Graham-Laurier
* Hamber
* Height of the Rockies
* Hole-in-the-Wall
* Kakwa
* Kikomun Creek
* Kwadacha
* Mount Assiniboine
* Mount Fernie
* Mount Robson
* Muncho Lake
* Northern Rocky Mountains
* Pine Le Moray
* Stone Mountain
* Muskwa-Kechika

Ski resorts|

* Castle Mountain
* Fernie
* Fortress Mountain
* Lake Louise
* Little Mac
* Marmot Basin
* Mount Norquay
* Nakiska
* Powder King
* Sunshine Village

Communities|

* Banff
* Canmore
* Crowsnest Pass
* Elkford
* Fernie
* Field
* Jasper
* Lake Louise
* Sparwood
* Tumbler Ridge
* Valemount
* Waterton Park

Ecozone and ecoregions|

CEC ecozones

* Boreal Cordillera
* Montane Cordillera

WWF ecoregions

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

See also
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Places adjacent to Mount Tecumseh (Alberta)

| Mount Erickson | High Rock Range | Crowsnest Mountain

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Continental Divide |

Mount Tecumseh

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Crowsnest Provincial Park |  |
Crowsnest Pass | Crowsnest Lake | Crowsnest Pass, Alberta
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