Barbette Mountain

Barbette Mountain is 3,072-metre (10,079-foot) summit located on the shared border of Alberta and British Columbia, Canada.

Barbette Mountain
South aspect
Highest point
Elevation3,072 m (10,079 ft)[1][2]
Prominence338 m (1,109 ft)[2]
Parent peakMistaya Mountain (3,078 m)[2]
Isolation2.2 km (1.4 mi)[2]
Listing
Coordinates51°43′29″N 116°37′05″W[3]
Naming
EtymologyBarbette
Geography
Barbette Mountain is located in Alberta
Barbette Mountain
Barbette Mountain
Location in Alberta and British Columbia
Barbette Mountain is located in British Columbia
Barbette Mountain
Barbette Mountain
Barbette Mountain (British Columbia)
CountryCanada
ProvincesAlberta and British Columbia
Protected areaBanff National Park[4]
Parent rangeWaputik Mountains
Canadian Rockies
Topo mapNTS 82N10 Blaeberry River[3]
Geology
Age of rockCambrian
Type of rockSedimentary rock
Climbing
First ascent1933

Description

Barbette Mountain is situated on the Continental Divide and on the boundary of Banff National Park. It is part of the Waputik Mountains which is a subrange of the Canadian Rockies. The nearest higher neighbor is Mistaya Mountain, 2.2 km (1.4 mi) to the southeast.[2] Precipitation runoff from Barbette drains west to the Blaeberry River via Wildcat Creek, and east into tributaries of the Mistaya River. Topographic relief is significant as the summit rises 1,750 meters (5,740 ft) above the Blaeberry Valley in 6 km (3.7 mi). The peak is visible from the Icefields Parkway in the vicinity of the Silverhorn Creek Bridge.[4][5]

History

Barbette Mountain was named in 1918 by interprovincial boundary surveyors and the toponym was officially adopted March 31, 1924, by the Geographical Names Board of Canada.[6] The descriptive name was inspired by the two high platform peaks which rise from the mass of the mountain. A barbette (French for platform) is a platform in a fort or ship upon which guns are mounted.

The first ascent of the summit was made in 1933 by Henry S. Kingman and J. Monroe Thorington, with guide Conrad Kain.[6]

Geology

Barbette Mountain is composed of sedimentary rock laid down during the Precambrian to Jurassic periods.[7] Formed in shallow seas, this sedimentary rock was pushed east and over the top of younger rock during the Laramide orogeny.[8]

Climate

Based on the Köppen climate classification, Barbette Mountain is located in a subarctic climate zone with cold, snowy winters, and mild summers.[9] Winter temperatures can drop below −20 °C (−4 °F) with wind chill factors below −30 °C (−22 °F). This climate supports the Barbette and Delta glaciers on the north and east slopes of the peak.

See also

References
  1. Glen W. Boles, William Lowell Putnam, Roger W. Laurilla (2006), Canadian Mountain Place Names: The Rockies and Columbia Mountains, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 9781894765794, p. 37
  2. "Barbette Mountain, Peakvisor.com". Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  3. "Barbette Mountain". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  4. "Barbette Mountain". cdnrockiesdatabases.ca. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  5. Birrell, Dave (2000), 50 Roadside Panoramas in the Canadian Rockies, Rocky Mountain Books, ISBN 978-0-921102-65-6, p. 46
  6. "Barbette Mountain". BC Geographical Names. Retrieved 2022-12-15.
  7. 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.
  8. Gadd, Ben (2008). Geology of the Rocky Mountains and Columbias.
  9. 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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