Tilted Mountain

Tilted Mountain is a 2,591-metre (8,501-foot) mountain summit located in Banff National Park, in the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Sawback Range. Its nearest higher peak is Lychnis Mountain, 2.0 km (1.2 mi) to the east in an area of exposed Skoki Formation limestone which is known for fossils such as brachiopods, gastropods, conodonts, cephalopods, trilobites, and echinoderm fragments.[4]

Tilted Mountain
Tilted Mountain and Baker Lake from Deception Pass area
Highest point
Elevation2,591 m (8,501 ft) [1]
Parent peakLychnis Mountain (3124  m)[2]
ListingMountains of Alberta
Coordinates51°29′05″N 115°59′51″W [3]
Geography
Tilted Mountain
Location of Tilted Mountain in Alberta
Tilted Mountain
Tilted Mountain (Canada)
LocationAlberta, Canada
Parent rangeSawback Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82O/05 Castle Mtn[3]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rockSedimentary rock
Climbing
Easiest routeScrambling class 3
Tilted Mountain centered beyond Baker Lake with Lychnis Mountain in the distance behind all

History

Tilted Mountain was named in 1911 by James F. Porter for the tilted layers of rock strata.[5][1] The mountain's name was officially adopted in 1924 when approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[3]

Geology

Like other mountains in Banff Park, Tilted Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[6] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[7]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Tilted Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[8] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

References
  1. "Tilted Mountain". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Tilted Mountain". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. "Tilted Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  4. http://weblex.nrcan.gc.ca/html/013000/GSCC00053013883.html
  5. Place-names of Alberta. Ottawa: Geographic Board of Canada. 1928. p. 125.
  6. 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.
  7. Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
  8. 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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