Crowfoot Mountain (Alberta)
Mountain in Banff NP, Alberta, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Crowfoot Mountain is a mountain within Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. The Crowfoot Glacier sits on the northeastern flank of the mountain.
| Crowfoot Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Crowfoot Glacier and Mountain, plus Bow Lake | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,055 m (10,023 ft)[1] |
| Prominence | 355 m (1,165 ft)[1] |
| Parent peak | Mount Olive |
| Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
| Coordinates | 51°37′30″N 116°26′00″W[1] |
| Geography | |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82N9 Hector Lake[2] |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1950 by 1950 E. Cromwell and G. Engelhard[1] |
The mountain was named in 1959 after the glacier.[1]
Like other mountains in Banff Park, Crowfoot Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[3] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[4]
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Crowfoot Mountain is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C. Precipitation runoff from Crowfoot Mountain drains into the Bow River which is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River.
Crowfoot Mountain near Bow Lake
Crowfoot Mountain
Crowfoot Mountain
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