Cockscomb Mountain (Alberta)

Cockscomb Mountain was named in 1921 because the outline of the summit was said to resemble a roosters comb. It is located in the Sawback Range in Alberta.[1][2] The 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]

Cockscomb Mountain
Cockscomb Mountain
Location in Alberta
Cockscomb Mountain
Cockscomb Mountain (Canada)
Highest point
Elevation2,776 m (9,108 ft) [1]
Prominence217 m (712 ft)
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°14′12″N 115°43′30″W 
Geography
LocationBanff National Park
Alberta, Canada
Parent rangeSawback Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82O/04

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Cockscomb Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Bow River.

See also

References
  1. "Cockscomb Mountain". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-08-11.
  2. "Cockscomb Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-01-17.
  3. 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.
  4. Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  5. 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.


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