geo.wikisort.org - MountainsMount Gloria is located on the border of Alberta and British Columbia on the Continental Divide in Canada. It was named in 1913 by the Interprovincial Boundary Survey after Lake Gloria which lies directly north of the mountain.[2][3][1]
Canadian mountain
Mount Gloria |
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 Mount Gloria |
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Elevation | 2,908 m (9,541 ft)[1][2] |
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Prominence | 189 m (620 ft)[3] |
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Parent peak | Eon Mountain (3305 m)[3] |
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Listing | |
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Coordinates | 50°50′45″N 115°36′27″W[4] |
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Location on Alberta and British Columbia boundary Show map of AlbertaMount Gloria (British Columbia) Show map of British Columbia
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Country | Canada |
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Provinces | Alberta and British Columbia |
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Parent range | Park Ranges[3] |
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Topo map | NTS 82J13 Mount Assiniboine[4] |
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First ascent | 1929 E. Bigelow, F.X. Bigelow, H. Bigelow, H.B. Bigelow, C. Baldwin, S. Detty, G. Duffy, R. Hallowell, H.Howe, C. Saltonstall, R. Saltonstall, R. Walcott, C. Coyteaux.[5][3] |
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Geology
The 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, Mount Gloria is located in a subarctic climate with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[8] Temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.
See also
References
- "Topographic map of Mount Gloria". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2022-06-03.
- "Mount Gloria". PeakFinder.com. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
- "Mount Gloria". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
- "Mount Gloria (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
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Thorington, J. Monroe (1966) [1921]. "White Man Pass to Simpson Pass". A Climber's Guide to the Rocky Mountains of Canada. With the collaboration of Putnam, William Lowell (6th ed.). American Alpine Club. p. 43. ISBN 978-1376169003.
- 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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Mountains | |
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Passes |
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Glaciers |
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Rivers | |
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Peoples |
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Parks and protected areas | International |
- Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks World Heritage Site
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National |
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Provincial (AB) |
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Ski resorts |
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Communities | |
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Ecozone and ecoregions |
- CEC ecozones
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- See also
- Geography portal
- Canada portal
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