Mount Louis is a 2,682-metre (8,799-foot) mountain summit located in southeast Banff National Park in Alberta, Canada. It is part of the Sawback Range which is a subset of the Canadian Rockies.

Mount Louis
Highest point
Elevation	2,682 m (8,799 ft)[1]
Prominence	336 m (1,102 ft)[2]
Parent peak	Mount Cory (2802 m)[2]
Listing	Mountains of Alberta
Coordinates	51°12′54″N 115°40′48″W[2]
Geography
Mount Louis Location in Alberta
Location	Alberta, Canada
Parent range	Sawback Range
Topo map	NTS 82O4 Banff
Geology
Age of rock	Devonian
Mountain type	Limestone[2]
Climbing
First ascent	1916 by Conrad Kain and Albert H. McCarthy[1][3]
Easiest route	rock climb (YDS 5.6)[2]

The mountain was named in 1886 after Louis B. Stewart who surveyed in the Banff Park area in 1904 with his father, George Stewart, the first Park Superintendent.[1][2]

Geology

Mount Louis is composed of limestone, a sedimentary rock laid down during the Devonian period.[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, Mount Louis is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[6] Temperatures can drop below -20 °C with wind chill factors below -30 °C. Weather conditions during summer months are optimum for climbing. Precipitation runoff from Mount Louis drains into the Bow River which is a tributary of the Saskatchewan River.

See also

• List of mountains of Canada
• Geology of Alberta

References

External links

• National Park Service web site: Banff National Park

Gallery

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  Mt. Louis
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  Mount Louis seen from Cory Pass
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  Mount Louis seen from Johnson Lake
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  Telephoto of Mount Louis as seen from Sulphur Mountain