Mount Hungabee

Mount Hungabee
Mount Hungabee
	Hungabee Mountain
	As seen from Paradise Valley in 2007
Highest point
Elevation	3,492 m (11,457 ft) [1]
Prominence	987 m (3,238 ft) [2]
Coordinates	51°19′59″N 116°17′03″W [2]
Geography
	Mount Hungabee Location in Alberta
Country	Canada
Provinces	Alberta and British Columbia
Parent range	Bow Range
Topo map	NTS 82N/08
Climbing
First ascent	21 July 1903
Easiest route	rock/snow climb

Mount Hungabee, officially Hungabee Mountain, is a mountain located on the boundaries of Banff National Park and Yoho National Park on the Continental Divide at the head of Paradise Valley. The peak was named in 1894 by Samuel Allen after the Stoney Indian (also known as Nakoda) word for "chieftain" as the mountain is higher than its neighbouring peaks.[1] The mountain can be seen from the Icefields Parkway (#93) in the upper Bow Valley.

Mount Hungabee (left) and Opabin Pass

Mt. Hungabee was first climbed in 1903 by H.C. Parker who was guided by Hans Kaufmann and Christian Kaufmann.[1]

Routes

The normal climbing route is via the west ridge (III 5.4) which features route finding challenges. Early summer is not recommended due to avalanche hazard from snow on the NW face.[1]

Geology

Mount Hungabee 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]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Mount Hungabee is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C.

References

"Mount Hungabee". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2004-05-04.
"Hungabee Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
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". Missing or empty |url= (help)
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.

External links

"Hungabee Mountain". BC Geographical Names.

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[peakfinder-1] "Mount Hungabee". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2004-05-04.

[bivouac-2] "Hungabee Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2008-10-05.

[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.

[gadd-4] Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". Missing or empty |url= (help)

[Peel-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.