Mount Nestor (Alberta)

Mount Nestor is a 2,970-metre (9,740 ft) mountain summit located in Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is named after HMS Nestor, a destroyer sunk in the Battle of Jutland during World War I.[1] Mount Nestor is situated at the south end of the Goat Range along the west shore of Spray Lakes Reservoir. Nestor's east flank is within Spray Valley Provincial Park, while the west aspect is within Banff National Park, with the boundary line between the two parks running roughly north-to-south over its summit. The nearest higher peak is Old Goat Mountain, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the north.[1] Mount Nestor can be seen from Alberta Highway 742, the Smith-Dorrien/Spray Trail.

Mount Nestor
Mount Nestor seen from the south
Highest point
Elevation2,970 m (9,740 ft) [1]
Prominence288 m (945 ft) [1]
Parent peakOld Goat Mountain (3120 m)[1]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates50°55′41″N 115°21′53″W [2]
Geography
Mount Nestor
Location of Mount Nestor in Alberta
Mount Nestor
Mount Nestor (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeCanadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J/14[2]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rocksedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent1913 by Interprovincial Boundary Commission
Easiest routeScrambling South Ridge[3]
Mount Nestor and Spray Lakes

History

The first ascent of the mountain was made in 1913 by the Interprovincial Boundary Commission.[4] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1922 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[2]

Geology

Mount Nestor is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during 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,Mount Nestor is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[7] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F). Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into the Spray Lakes Reservoir.

See also

References
  1. "Mount Nestor". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  2. "Mount Nestor". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2018-11-15.
  3. Kane, Alan (1999). "Mount Nestor". Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies. Calgary: Rocky Mountain Books. pp. 91–92. ISBN 0-921102-67-4.
  4. "Mount Nestor". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-06-25.
  5. 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.
  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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