Mount Brock

Mount Brock is a 2,902-metre (9,521-foot) mountain summit located in the Opal Range of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada.[3] Its nearest higher peak is Mount Evan-Thomas, 3.3 km (2.1 mi) to the north.[1]

Mount Brock
Mount Brock, west face showing
Highest point
Elevation2,902 m (9,521 ft) [1]
Prominence205 m (673 ft) [1]
Parent peakMount Evan-Thomas (3098 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates50°44′14″N 115°04′54″W [1]
Geography
Mount Brock
Location of Mount Brock in Alberta
Mount Brock
Mount Brock (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeOpal Range[2]
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J/11
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rockLimestone
Climbing
First ascent1955 by P.J.B. Duffy, G. Hohnson, D. Kennedy, F. Koch[1]

Like so many of the mountains in Kananaskis Country, Mount Brock received its name from the persons and ships involved in the 1916 Battle of Jutland, the only major sea battle of the First World War.[4]

History

The mountain was named in honor of Rear Admiral Osmond de Beauvoir Brock (1869-1947), who served on HMS Princess Royal during the Battle of Jutland in World War I.[5]

The mountain's name was made official in 1922 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3]

The first ascent of the peak was made in 1954 by P.J.B. Duffy, and K. Ingold.[1]

Geology

Mount Brock 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.[6]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Brock 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.

In terms of favorable weather, June through September are the best months to climb Mount Brock.

Precipitation runoff from the west side of the mountain drains into the Kananaskis River, the east side drains into tributaries of the Elbow River, and then both of these merge into the Bow River, and finally into the Saskatchewan River.


See also

References
Mount Brock seen from the east (Nihahi Ridge)
  1. "Mount Brock". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  2. "Opal Range". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  3. "Mount Brock". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  4. "Battle of Jutland". Alberta Historic Places. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
  5. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 25.
  6. Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
  7. 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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