Old Baldy (Fisher Range)

Old Baldy is a 2,726-metre (8,944-foot) mountain summit located in the Fisher Range of Kananaskis Country in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. Old Baldy's nearest higher peak is Mount Kidd, 4.0 km (2.5 mi) to the west-southwest.[1] Mount McDougall, also 2726 metres like Old Baldy,[4] lies 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the southeast of Old Baldy.

This article is about the unofficially named peak in the Fisher Range. For the officially named Mount Baldy also in the Fisher Range, see Mount Baldy (Alberta).
Old Baldy
Old Baldy seen from Barrier Lake
Highest point
Elevation2,726 m (8,944 ft) [1]
Prominence226 m (741 ft) [1]
Parent peakMount Kidd (3053 m)
Coordinates50°54′41″N 115°04′13″W [1]
Geography
Old Baldy
Location of Old Baldy in Alberta
Old Baldy
Old Baldy (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeFisher Range[1]
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82J/14
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rocksedimentary rock
Climbing
Easiest routeScrambling[2] [3]

Geology

Old Baldy 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 rock during the Laramide orogeny.[5]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Old Baldy 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. In terms of favorable weather, June through September are the best months to climb. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains into tributaries of the Kananaskis River.

Old Baldy (left), Kananaskis Peak (center), and Wasootch Peak (right) seen from Yates Mountain

References
  1. "Old Baldy, Alberta". Peakbagger.com.
  2. http://www.explor8ion.com/scrambles/old-baldy.html
  3. More Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies, 2nd edition, Andrew Nugara, page 286, Rocky Mountain Books, 2014
  4. "Mount McDougall". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-01-08.
  5. Gadd, Ben (2008). "Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias". Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  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.

See also
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