Haddo Peak
Haddo Peak is a summit in Alberta, Canada.[3] Haddo Peak is located in the Lake Louise area of Banff National Park.
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Highest point | |
Elevation | 3,070 m (10,070 ft) [1] |
Prominence | 83 m (272 ft) [1] |
Parent peak | Mount Aberdeen (3157 m)[2] |
Listing | Mountains of Alberta |
Coordinates | 51°23′00″N 116°14′12″W [3] |
Geography | |
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Location | Alberta, Canada |
Parent range | Bow Range Canadian Rockies |
Topo map | NTS 82N/08[3] |
Geology | |
Type of rock | Sedimentary |
Climbing | |
First ascent | 1903 by E. Tewes, C. Bohren[1] |
Easiest route | Technical climb via Southwest Ridge |
Haddo Peak honors the name of George Gordon, Lord Haddo.[4] Named in 1916, the name became official in 1952.
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Geology
Like other mountains in Banff Park, Haddo Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[5] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[6]
Climate
Based on the Köppen climate classification, Haddo Peak is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Weather conditions during summer months are optimum for climbing.
External links
- Parks Canada web site: Banff National Park
References
- "Haddo Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-10-14.
- "Haddo Peak, Alberta". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2019-09-20.
- "Haddo Peak". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-10-17.
- Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 61.
- 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.
- Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
- 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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