Ex Coelis Mountain

Ex Coelis Mountain is a 2,545-metre (8,350-foot) mountain with five peaks located in the North Saskatchewan River valley of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is situated south of Abraham Lake and just outside the eastern boundary of Banff National Park.[4] Its nearest higher peak is Hatter Peak, 8.0 km (5.0 mi) to the southeast.[2] Ex Coelis Mountain can be seen from the David Thompson Highway east of Saskatchewan Crossing. Ex Coelis Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods that was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]

Ex Coelis Mountain
Ex Coelis Mountain
Highest point
Elevation2,545 m (8,350 ft) [1]
Prominence381 m (1,250 ft) [2]
Parent peakHatter Peak (2930 m)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates52°01′54″N 116°20′26″W [3]
Geography
Ex Coelis Mountain
Location of Ex Coelis Mountain in Alberta
Ex Coelis Mountain
Ex Coelis Mountain (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 83C/01
Geology
Type of rockSedimentary

History

In 1911, this geographic feature was originally known as Kadoona Mountain by Mary Schäffer, which is a corruption of the Stoney name Kedonnaha Tinda (Meadow of the Winds), today known as the Kootenay Plains.[2]

The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1994 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada to honor the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion.[3] In Latin, Ex Coelis means Out of the Clouds, which is their motto.

In 1997, the five peaks of Ex Coelis Mountain were assigned individual names. Normandy Peak, Ardennes Peak, and Rhine Peak were named for World War II battles in which the battalion participated. Elbe Peak was named for the river near where the battalion met the Russian Army. Stan Waters Peak is named for Stanley Waters, a battalion member.[2]

Summits of Ex Coelis Mountain
Name Elevation Prominence Reference
Rhine Peak 2545 m 381 m [1]
Stan Waters Peak 2515 m 183 m [6]
Normandy Peak 2454 m 214 m [7]
Ardennes Peak 2271 m 183 m [8]
Elbe Peak 2260 m 142 m [9]
Ex Coelis Mountain

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Ex Coelis Mountain is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[10] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C.

See also

References
  1. "Ex Coelis Mountain". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  2. "Rhine Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  3. "Ex Coelis Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  4. "Ex Coelis Peaks". bivouac.com. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  5. Gadd, Ben (2008), Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias
  6. "Stan Waters Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  7. "Normandy Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  8. "Ardennes Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  9. "Elbe Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-02-26.
  10. 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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