Oppy Mountain
Oppy Mountain is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia. It was named in 1918 after Oppy, a village in France.[1][2]
| Oppy Mountain | |
|---|---|
 Oppy Mountain from the Columbia Icefield | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 3,311 m (10,863 ft) [1] |
| Prominence | 311 m (1,020 ft) |
| Coordinates | 51°58′24″N 117°08′54″W |
| Geography | |
  Oppy Mountain Location in Alberta and British Columbia  Oppy Mountain Oppy Mountain (Canada) | |
| Location | Banff National Park Alberta/British Columbia |
| Parent range | Canadian Rockies |
| Topo map | NTS 82N/14 |
| Climbing | |
| First ascent | 1947 J.C. Oberlin, R. Davis, D.M. Woods |
Geology
Oppy Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down from 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, Oppy Mountain 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. Weather conditions during summer months are optimum for climbing.
See also
- List of peaks on the British Columbia-Alberta border
- Mountains of Alberta
- Mountains of British Columbia
References
- PeakFinder
- Oppy Mountain
- 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.
- 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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