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Mountain in the country of Canada
Popes Peak
Popes Peak centered at top
Highest point
Elevation3,163 m (10,377 ft)
Prominence81 m (266 ft)
Parent peakCollier Peak (3232 m)
Listing
Coordinates51°24′08″N 116°17′40″W / 51.40222°N 116.29444°W / 51.40222; -116.29444
Geography
Popes Peak is located in AlbertaPopes PeakPopes PeakLocation in AlbertaShow map of AlbertaPopes Peak is located in British ColumbiaPopes PeakPopes PeakLocation in British ColumbiaShow map of British ColumbiaPopes Peak is located in CanadaPopes PeakPopes PeakLocation in CanadaShow map of Canada
Interactive map of Popes Peak
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Protected areas
Parent rangeBow Range
Topo mapNTS 82N8 Lake Louise
Climbing
First ascent1903 George Collier, Joseph Collier, Christian Kaufmann
Easiest routeNorth Face III

Popes Peak is a mountain on the border of Alberta and British Columbia in Western Canada, on the Continental Divide of the Americas, part of the Bow Range of the Canadian Rockies between Lake Louise Valley and Cataract Brook, bordering Banff and Yoho national parks.

The peak was named in 1887 after John Henry Pope, a member of the 1st Canadian Parliament. It was originally known as Boundary Peak for the borders running through it, just south of Kicking Horse Pass

The mountain was first climbed in 1903 by George Collier and his brother Joseph, guided by Christian Kaufmann.

Geology

Popes Peak is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods. Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Popes Peak is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers. Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C with wind chill factors below −30 °C.

Gallery

  • Popes Peak from Fairview Mountain Popes Peak from Fairview Mountain
  • North aspect of Popes Peak (center) with Mt. Niblock (left) North aspect of Popes Peak (center) with Mt. Niblock (left)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Pope's Peak". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2007-09-10.
  2. "Topographic map of Pope's Peak". opentopomap.org. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  3. ^ "Popes Peak". Bivouac.com. Retrieved 2009-01-02.
  4. ^ "Popes Peak (Alberta)". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  5. ^ "Popes Peak". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
  6. 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.
  7. Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
  8. Peel, M. C.; Finlayson, B. L.; McMahon, T. A. (2007). "Updated world map of the Köppen−Geiger climate classification". Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. 11 (5): 1633–1644. Bibcode:2007HESS...11.1633P. doi:10.5194/hess-11-1633-2007. ISSN 1027-5606.
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