Mount Galwey

Mount Galwey is a mountain located north of Blakiston Creek in Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta, Canada. The mountain was named in 1934 after Lt. Galwey, who was an astronomer for the International Boundary Commission.[4]

Mount Galwey
Highest point
Elevation2,377 m (7,799 ft) [1][2]
Prominence182 m (597 ft) [1]
Parent peakMount Dungarvan (2575 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates49°07′23″N 113°56′47″W [3]
Geography
Mount Galwey
Location of Mount Galwey in Alberta
Mount Galwey
Mount Galwey (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82H/04[3]
Climbing
Easiest routeScramble

Geology

Like other mountains in Waterton Lakes National Park, Mount Galwey 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 Cretaceous period rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Galwey is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. Precipitation runoff from Mount Galwey drains into tributaries of the Waterton River.

See also

References
  1. "Mount Galwey". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  2. "Mount Galway". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  3. "Mount Galwey". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2020-06-25.
  4. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 56.
  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.
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