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Mountain in Alberta, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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[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] |
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.
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