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Limestone Peak is a 2,878-metre (9,442-foot) mountain summit located in British Columbia, Canada.

Limestone Peak
North aspect, with Helmet Falls to right
Highest point
Elevation	2,878 m (9,442 ft)[1] [2]
Prominence	51 m (167 ft)[3]
Isolation	1.57 km (0.98 mi)[3]
Listing	Mountains of British Columbia
Coordinates	51°11′00″N 116°17′53″W[4]
Geography
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Location	Kootenay National Park British Columbia, Canada
District	Kootenay Land District
Parent range	Vermilion Range Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82N1 Mount Goodsir
Geology
Age of rock	Cambrian[5]
Type of rock	Ottertail Limestone[5]

Description

Limestone Peak is situated on the western boundary of Kootenay National Park at the northern end of the Vermilion Range, which is a sub-range of the Canadian Rockies. The peak also anchors the northern end of what is known as the Rockwall which is an escarpment of the Vermilion Range. The Rockwall Trail is a scenic 55 kilometer (34 mile) traverse of alpine passes, subalpine meadows, hanging glaciers, and limestone cliffs, in some places in excess of 900 m (2,953 ft) above the trail.[6] Helmet Falls, located one kilometer west of the peak, is another scenic feature of the Rockwall area. Neighbors include Mount Goodsir eight kilometers to the west-northwest and Mount Drysdale four kilometers to the south-southeast. Precipitation runoff from the mountain drains to the Vermilion River via Helmet Creek and Ochre Creek. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises over 1,100 meters (3,609 feet) above Helmet Creek in one kilometer (0.6 mile). Limestone Peak is composed of Ottertail limestone, a sedimentary rock laid down during the Cambrian period and pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[7] The mountain's toponym was officially adopted in 1952 by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[8]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Limestone Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[9] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C. This climate supports the Washmawapta Glacier on the peak's south slope.

See also

• Geography of British Columbia

References

External links

• Weather: Limestone Peak
• Parks Canada web site: Kootenay National Park

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