Tumbling Peak

Tumbling Peak is a 3,145-metre (10,318-foot) mountain summit located on the western border of Kootenay National Park in the Vermilion Range, which is a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies of British Columbia, Canada. The mountain takes its name from the Tumbling Glacier located on its northeast flank. Its nearest higher peak is Foster Peak, 6.8 km (4.2 mi) to the southeast.[1] Hewitt Peak is also to the southeast, and Mount Gray is to the immediate northwest. The mountain is situated in an area known as the Rockwall, which is an escarpment of the Vermilion Range. The Rockwall Trail is a scenic 55 kilometers (34 miles) traverse of alpine passes, sub-alpine meadows, hanging glaciers, and limestone cliffs, in some places in excess of 900 meters (2953 feet) above the trail.[3]

Tumbling Peak
Tumbling Peak and Tumbling Glacier seen from the Rockwall Trail
Highest point
Elevation3,145 m (10,318 ft) [1]
Prominence685 m (2,247 ft) [1]
Parent peakFoster Peak (3145 m)[1]
Coordinates51°06′34″N 116°13′57″W [1]
Geography
Tumbling Peak
Location of Tumbling Peak in British Columbia
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Tumbling Peak (Canada)
LocationKootenay National Park
British Columbia, Canada
Parent rangeVermilion Range
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N01
Geology
Age of rockCambrian[2]
Type of rockOttertail Limestone[2]
Tumbling Peak seen from the north along the Rockwall Trail

Geology

Tumbling Peak is composed of Ottertail limestone, a sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[4]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Tumbling Peak 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. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains east into tributaries of the Vermilion River, or west into headwaters of the Kootenay River.

References
  1. "Tumbling Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-03-16.
  2. Baird, David M. (1964). Kootenay National Park: Wild mountains and great valleys (PDF) (Report). Geological Survey of Canada. Miscellaneous Report 9. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  3. "Backpacking - Kootenay National Park". pc.gc.ca. Parks Canada. 2020-01-02. Retrieved 2020-01-06.
  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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