Caldron Peak

Caldron Peak is a 2,911-metre (9,551 ft) mountain peak of the Waputik Range, located in Alberta, Canada.[1][2] It is prominently visible from the Peyto Lake Overlook in Banff National Park.

Caldron Peak
Caldron Peak and Peyto Lake
Highest point
Elevation2,911 m (9,551 ft) [1]
Prominence449 m (1,473 ft) [2][note 1]
Parent peakMistaya Mountain (3096 m)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°43′08″N 116°32′42″W [3]
Geography
Caldron Peak
Location in Alberta
Caldron Peak
Caldron Peak (Canada)
LocationBanff National Park
Alberta, Canada
Parent rangeWaputik Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N/10[3]
Climbing
First ascent1948 FRA: C. Beattie and an ACC party

It was named after Caldron Lake which is 3 km (1.9 mi) from its summit.

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Caldron Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[4] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Caldron Peak is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below -20 C with wind chill factors below -30 C. Precipitation runoff from Caldron Peak Peak drains into the Mistaya River which is a tributary of the North Saskatchewan River.

References
  1. "Caldron Peak". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  2. "Caldron Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  3. "Caldron Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
  4. 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.
  5. Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  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: 1633–1644. ISSN 1027-5606.
Footnotes
  1. Based on an elevation of 2909 m


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