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Mountain in the country of Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mount Loomis is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1918 after Frederick Oscar Warren Loomis, a Canadian Army general who served in World War I.[1][2][4]
Mount Loomis | |
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 2,798 m (9,180 ft)[1][2] |
Prominence | 328 m (1,076 ft)[2] |
Parent peak | Mount Bishop (2850 m)[2] |
Listing | |
Coordinates | 50°27′45″N 114°55′11″W[3] |
Geography | |
Country | Canada |
Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
Parent range | Elk Range |
Topo map | NTS 82J7 Mount Head[3] |
Mount Loomis is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]
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