Mount Perren

Mount Perren is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide. It was named in 1968 after Perren, Walter.[1][2] The peak forms part of the backdrop to Moraine Lake in the Valley of the Ten Peaks of Banff National Park.

Mount Perren
Mount Perren
Highest point
Elevation3,051 m (10,010 ft) [1]
Prominence113 m (371 ft) [2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates51°17′48″N 116°12′30″W 
Geography
Mount Perren
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Mount Perren
Mount Perren (British Columbia)
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Parent rangeBow Range
Topo mapNTS 82N/08
Climbing
First ascent1927 H.F. Ulrichs[1][2]
Moraine Lake with Mount Perren centered

Geology

The mountains in Banff Park are 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, the mountain has a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[5] Temperatures can drop below -20 C with wind chill factors below -30 C in the winter.

Further reading

See also

References
  1. "Mount Perren (Ten Peaks)". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  2. "Mount Perren". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
  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.
  4. Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
  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.


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