Lipalian Mountain is a 2,682-metre (8,799-foot) mountain summit located in Banff National Park, in the Slate Range of the Canadian Rockies of Alberta, Canada. It was named by William C. Gussow in 1958.[1][2] Lipalian was a geological era proposed by American paleontologist Charles Walcott for a time where there is no record of fossils during a period of the Cambrian explosion. The theory was later refuted.

Lipalian Mountain
Highest point
Elevation	2,682 m (8,799 ft)[1]
Prominence	152 m (499 ft)[2]
Parent peak	Redoubt Mountain (2902 m)[2]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	51°25′37″N 116°05′50″W[3]
Geography
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Location	Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Slate Range Canadian Rockies
Topo map	NTS 82N8 Lake Louise[3]

Geology

The mountains in Banff Park are composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[4] 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, the mountain experiences a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] The Lake Louise Ski Resort is located to the immediate northwest of the peak. Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C in the winter.

See also

• Geography of Alberta

References

External links

• Parks Canada web site: Banff National Park

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