Neptuak Mountain

Neptuak Mountain was named by Samuel E.S. Allen in 1894. "Neptuak" is the Stoney Indian word for "nine" as Neptuak Mountain is peak #9 in the Valley of the Ten Peaks. It is located on the Continental Divide, which is also the British Columbia-Alberta border in this region, and is in the Bow Range of the Park Ranges of the Canadian Rockies.[1][2] The summit is a tripoint for Banff National Park, Kootenay National Park, and Yoho National Park, where the three parks share a common border.

Neptuak Mountain
Highest point
Elevation3,241 m (10,633 ft) [1]
Prominence151 m (495 ft) [2]
Parent peakDeltaform Mountain[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°18′29″N 116°15′28″W [3]
Geography
Neptuak Mountain
Location on B.C. and Alberta border
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Parent rangeBow Range
Topo mapNTS 82N/08
Climbing
First ascent1902 J. Norman Collie, H.E.M. Stutfield, G.M. Weed, H. Woolley, guided by C. Kaufmann[2]
Neptuak (center) with Deltaform (left)

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Neptuak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[4] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Neptuak is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below −20 C with wind chill factors below −30 C. Precipitation runoff from Neptuak drains east into tributaries of the Bow River, or west into tributaries of the Vermilion River.

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Further reading

References
  1. "Neptuak Mountain". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  2. "Neptuak Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
  3. "Neptuak Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  4. Belyea, Helen (1960). The Story of the Mountains in Banff National Park (PDF) (Report). Geological Survey of Canada. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2019-06-23.
  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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